Who Was Alive

Were Marcus Licinius Crassus and Julius Caesar alive at the same time?

Yes. Marcus Licinius Crassus and Julius Caesar were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 100 BC to 53 BC.

Marcus Licinius Crassus was 14 or 15 when Julius Caesar was born.

Julius Caesar was 46 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

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Roman military leader and ruler

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

  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. Horace, 65–8 BC
  7. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14

Marcus Licinius Crassus and Julius Caesar 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 Julius Caesar were born

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