Who Was Alive

Were Julius Caesar and Diodorus Siculus alive at the same time?

Yes. Julius Caesar and Diodorus Siculus were alive at the same time, from c. 90 BC to 44 BC.

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Roman military leader and ruler

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

Diodorus Siculus

Diodorus Siculus

Historian

Born c. 90 BC · died c. 20 BC

  1. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  2. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  3. Diodorus Siculus, c. 90 – c. 20 BC
  4. Cleopatra, c. 69 – 30 BC
  5. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  6. Horace, 65–8 BC
  7. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  8. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17

Julius Caesar and Diodorus Siculus 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 Julius Caesar and Diodorus Siculus were born

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