Who Was Alive

Were Ovid and Arminius alive at the same time?

Yes. Ovid and Arminius were alive at the same time, from c. 17 BC to AD 17.

Ovid

Ovid

Roman poet

Born 20 March 43 BC · died AD 17, aged 58 or 59

Arminius

Arminius

Roman war chief

Born c. 17 BC · died c. AD 21

  1. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  2. Cleopatra, c. 69 – 30 BC
  3. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  4. Horace, 65–8 BC
  5. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  6. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17
  7. Arminius, c. 17 BC – c. AD 21
  8. Saint Peter, BC – c. AD 66
  9. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66

Ovid and Arminius 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 Ovid and Arminius were born

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