Who Was Alive

Were Lucretius and Augustus alive at the same time?

Yes. Lucretius and Augustus were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 63 BC to 55 BC.

Lucretius was 30 or 31 when Augustus was born.

Augustus was 8 when Lucretius died, aged 38 or 39.

Lucretius

1st-century BC Roman poet and philosopher

Born 94 BC · died 15 October 55 BC, aged 38 or 39

Augustus

First emperor of the Roman Empire and founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty

Born 23 September 63 BC · died 19 August AD 14, aged 75

  1. Cicero
  2. Julius Caesar
  3. Lucretius
  4. Cleopatra
  5. Virgil
  6. Augustus
  7. Ovid
  8. Paul the Apostle
Lucretius and Augustus 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.