Who Was Alive

Were Marcus Licinius Crassus and Augustus alive at the same time?

Yes. Marcus Licinius Crassus and Augustus were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 63 BC to 53 BC.

Marcus Licinius Crassus was 51 or 52 when Augustus was born.

Augustus was 9 when Marcus Licinius Crassus died, aged 61 or 62.

Marcus Licinius Crassus

Marcus Licinius Crassus

Roman soldier

Born 115 BC · died 8–9 June 53 BC, aged 61 or 62

Augustus

Augustus

Roman emperor

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

  1. Marcus Licinius Crassus, 115–53 BC
  2. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  3. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  4. Cleopatra, c. 69 – 30 BC
  5. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  6. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  7. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17
  8. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66

Marcus Licinius Crassus and Augustus 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 Licinius Crassus and Augustus were born

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