Who Was Alive

Were Ovid and Claudius alive at the same time?

Yes. Ovid and Claudius were alive at the same time for 25 or 26 years, from 10 BC to AD 17.

Ovid was 33 when Claudius was born.

Claudius was 25 or 26 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

Claudius

Fourth Roman emperor (41–54)

Born 1 August 10 BC · died 13 October AD 54, aged 63

  1. Cicero
  2. Cleopatra
  3. Virgil
  4. Horace
  5. Augustus
  6. Ovid
  7. Claudius
  8. Paul the Apostle
  9. Plutarch
Ovid and Claudius 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.