Who Was Alive

Were Diodorus Siculus and Augustus alive at the same time?

Yes. Diodorus Siculus and Augustus were alive at the same time, from 63 BC to c. 20 BC.

Diodorus Siculus

Diodorus Siculus

Historian

Born c. 90 BC · died c. 20 BC

Augustus

Augustus

Roman emperor

Born 23 September 63 BC · died 19 August AD 14, aged 75

  1. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  2. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  3. Diodorus Siculus, c. 90 – c. 20 BC
  4. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  5. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  6. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17
  7. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66

Diodorus Siculus and Augustus in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Diodorus Siculus and Augustus were born

Diodorus Siculus and Augustus are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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