Who Was Alive

Were Horace and Philo alive at the same time?

Yes. Horace and Philo were alive at the same time, from c. 15 BC to 8 BC.

Horace

Horace

Roman poet

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

Philo

Philo

Roman philosopher

Born c. 15 BC · died c. AD 50

  1. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  2. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  3. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  4. Horace, 65–8 BC
  5. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  6. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17
  7. Philo, c. 15 BC – c. AD 50
  8. Saint Peter, BC – c. AD 66
  9. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66

Horace and Philo 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 Horace and Philo were born

Horace and Philo are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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