Who Was Alive

Were Emperor Wu of Han and Cicero alive at the same time?

Yes. Emperor Wu of Han and Cicero were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 106 BC to 87 BC.

Emperor Wu of Han was 49 when Cicero was born.

Cicero was 19 when Emperor Wu of Han died, aged 68.

Emperor Wu of Han

Emperor Wu of Han

Emperor of China

Born 7 June 156 BC · died 29 March 87 BC, aged 68

Cicero

Cicero

Roman lawyer and orator

Born 3 January 106 BC · died 7 December 43 BC, aged 63

  1. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  2. Emperor Wu of Han, 156–87 BC
  3. Sima Qian, c. 140 – BC
  4. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  5. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  6. Lucretius, BC–55 BC
  7. Cleopatra, c. 69 – 30 BC
  8. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  9. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  10. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17

Emperor Wu of Han and Cicero 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 Emperor Wu of Han and Cicero were born

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