Who Was Alive

Were Ovid and Caligula alive at the same time?

Yes. Ovid and Caligula were alive at the same time for 4 or 5 years, from AD 12 to AD 17.

Ovid was 54 when Caligula was born.

Caligula was 4 or 5 when Ovid died, aged 58 or 59.

Ovid

Roman poet (43 BC – 17/18 AD)

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

Caligula

Third Roman emperor (37–41)

Born 31 August AD 12 · died 24 January AD 41, aged 28

  1. Cicero
  2. Cleopatra
  3. Virgil
  4. Augustus
  5. Ovid
  6. Saint Peter
  7. Paul the Apostle
  8. Caligula
  9. Nero
Ovid and Caligula in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.