Who Was Alive

Were Julius Caesar and Herod the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Julius Caesar and Herod the Great were alive at the same time, from c. 74 BC to 44 BC.

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Roman military leader and ruler

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

Herod the Great

Herod the Great

King of Judea

Born c. 74 BC · died c. 4 BC

  1. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  2. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  3. Herod the Great, c. 74 – c. 4 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 Herod the Great 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 Herod the Great were born

Julius Caesar and Herod the Great are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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