Who Was Alive

Were Marcus Terentius Varro and Augustus alive at the same time?

Yes. Marcus Terentius Varro and Augustus were alive at the same time for 35 or 36 years, from 63 BC to BC.

Marcus Terentius Varro was 52 or 53 when Augustus was born.

Augustus was 35 or 36 when Marcus Terentius Varro died, aged 88 or 89.

Marcus Terentius Varro

Marcus Terentius Varro

Roman scholar and writer

Born 116 BC · died 27 BC, aged 88 or 89

Augustus

Augustus

Roman emperor

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

  1. Marcus Terentius Varro, 116–BC
  2. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  3. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  4. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  5. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  6. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17
  7. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66

Marcus Terentius Varro 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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Events both lived through

  • Gallic Wars 58 BC–51 BCMarcus Terentius Varro was 57 or 58; Augustus was 4 or 5
  • Caesar assassinated 44 BCMarcus Terentius Varro was 71 or 72; Augustus was 18
  • Battle of Actium 31 BCMarcus Terentius Varro was 84 or 85; Augustus was 31

Where Marcus Terentius Varro and Augustus were born

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