Who Was Alive

Were Julius Caesar and Sallust alive at the same time?

Yes. Julius Caesar and Sallust were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 86 BC to 44 BC.

Julius Caesar was 14 when Sallust was born.

Sallust was 41 when Julius Caesar died, aged 55.

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Roman military leader and ruler

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

Sallust

Sallust

Roman historian and politician

Born 1 October 86 BC · died 13 May 35 BC, aged 50

  1. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  2. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  3. Sallust, 86–35 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 Sallust 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 Sallust were born

Julius Caesar and Sallust 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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