Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Emperor Wu of Han and Lucretius were alive at the same time for 6 or 7 years, from BC to 87 BC.

Emperor Wu of Han was 61 or 62 when Lucretius was born.

Lucretius was 6 or 7 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

Lucretius

Lucretius

Roman poet and philosopher

Born 94 BC · died 15 October 55 BC, aged 38 or 39

  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

Emperor Wu of Han and Lucretius 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 Lucretius were born

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