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

Yes. Marcus Licinius Crassus and Virgil were alive at the same time for 16 years, from 70 BC to 53 BC.

Marcus Licinius Crassus was 44 or 45 when Virgil was born.

Virgil was 16 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

Virgil

Virgil

Roman poet

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

  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

Marcus Licinius Crassus 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 Licinius Crassus and Virgil were born

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