Who Was Alive

Were Ovid and Galba alive at the same time?

Yes. Ovid and Galba were alive at the same time for 18 or 19 years, from 3 BC to AD 17.

Ovid was 40 when Galba was born.

Galba was 18 or 19 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

Galba

Sixth Roman Emperor (68–69)

Born 24 December 3 BC · died 15 January AD 69, aged 70

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