Who Was Alive

Were Ovid and Saint Peter alive at the same time?

Yes. Ovid and Saint Peter were alive at the same time for 16 or 17 years, from BC to AD 17.

Ovid was 41 or 42 when Saint Peter was born.

Saint Peter was 16 or 17 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

Saint Peter

Apostle of Jesus Christ

Born 1 BC · died AD 64–68

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