Who Was Alive

Were Horace and Claudius alive at the same time?

Yes. Horace and Claudius were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 10 BC to 8 BC.

Horace was 54 when Claudius was born.

Claudius was 2 when Horace died, aged 56.

Horace

Roman lyric poet (65 BC – 8 BC)

Born 8 December 65 BC · died 27 November 8 BC, aged 56

Claudius

Fourth Roman emperor (41–54)

Born 1 August 10 BC · died 13 October AD 54, aged 63

  1. Cicero
  2. Julius Caesar
  3. Virgil
  4. Horace
  5. Augustus
  6. Ovid
  7. Claudius
  8. Paul the Apostle
  9. Plutarch
Horace and Claudius in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.