Who Was Alive

Were Ovid and Hero of Alexandria alive at the same time?

Yes. Ovid and Hero of Alexandria were alive at the same time, from c. AD 10 to AD 17.

Ovid

Ovid

Roman poet

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

Hero of Alexandria

Hero of Alexandria

Mathematician and engineer

Born c. AD 10 · died c. AD 75

  1. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  2. Cleopatra, c. 69 – 30 BC
  3. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  4. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  5. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17
  6. Saint Peter, BC – c. AD 66
  7. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66
  8. Hero of Alexandria, c. AD 10 – c. AD 75
  9. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120

Ovid and Hero of Alexandria 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 Hero of Alexandria were born

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