Who Was Alive

Were Gaius Marius and Lucretius alive at the same time?

Yes. Gaius Marius and Lucretius were alive at the same time for 7 or 8 years, from BC to 86 BC.

Lucretius was 7 or 8 when Gaius Marius died.

Gaius Marius

Gaius Marius

Roman military leader

Born 160–155 BC · died 13 January 86 BC

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. 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

Gaius Marius 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 Gaius Marius and Lucretius were born

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