Who Was Alive

Were Marcus Junius Brutus and Virgil alive at the same time?

Yes. Marcus Junius Brutus and Virgil were alive at the same time for 28 years, from 70 BC to 42 BC.

Virgil was 28 when Marcus Junius Brutus died.

Marcus Junius Brutus

Marcus Junius Brutus

Roman philosopher

Born c. 85 BC · died 23 October 42 BC

Virgil

Virgil

Roman poet

Born 15 October 70 BC · died 21 September 19 BC, aged 50

  1. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  2. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  3. Marcus Junius Brutus, c. 85 – 42 BC
  4. Cleopatra, c. 69 – 30 BC
  5. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  6. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  7. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17

Marcus Junius Brutus and Virgil 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 Marcus Junius Brutus and Virgil were born

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