Who Was Alive

Were Ovid and Philo alive at the same time?

Yes. Ovid and Philo were alive at the same time, from c. 15 BC to AD 17.

Ovid

Ovid

Roman poet

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

Philo

Philo

Roman philosopher

Born c. 15 BC · died c. AD 50

  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. Philo, c. 15 BC – c. AD 50
  8. Saint Peter, BC – c. AD 66
  9. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66

Ovid and Philo 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 Philo were born

Ovid and Philo are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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