Who Was Alive

Were Gaius Marius and Cicero alive at the same time?

Yes. Gaius Marius and Cicero were alive at the same time for 20 years, from 106 BC to 86 BC.

Cicero was 20 when Gaius Marius died.

Gaius Marius

Gaius Marius

Roman military leader

Born 160–155 BC · died 13 January 86 BC

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. Gaius Marius, c. 158 – 86 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

Gaius Marius 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 Gaius Marius and Cicero were born

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