Who Was Alive

Were Gaius Marius and Julius Caesar alive at the same time?

Yes. Gaius Marius and Julius Caesar were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 100 BC to 86 BC.

Julius Caesar was 13 when Gaius Marius died.

Gaius Marius

Gaius Marius

Roman military leader

Born 160–155 BC · died 13 January 86 BC

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Roman military leader and ruler

Born July 100 BC · died 15 March 44 BC, aged 55

  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. Horace, 65–8 BC
  10. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14

Gaius Marius and Julius Caesar 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 Julius Caesar were born

Gaius Marius and Julius Caesar are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (10 of 10 placed); tap one to open that person.
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