Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Marcus Terentius Varro and Virgil were alive at the same time for 42 or 43 years, from 70 BC to BC.

Marcus Terentius Varro was 45 or 46 when Virgil was born.

Virgil was 42 or 43 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

Virgil

Virgil

Roman poet

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

  1. Marcus Terentius Varro, 116–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 Terentius Varro 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 Terentius Varro and Virgil were born

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