Who Was Alive

Were Ovid and Tiberius alive at the same time?

Yes. Ovid and Tiberius were alive at the same time for 57 or 58 years, from 42 BC to AD 17.

Ovid was 1 when Tiberius was born.

Tiberius was 57 or 58 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

Tiberius

Second Roman Emperor from 14 to 37 AD

Born 16 November 42 BC · died 16 March AD 37, aged 77

  1. Cicero
  2. Cleopatra
  3. Virgil
  4. Augustus
  5. Ovid
  6. Tiberius
  7. Paul the Apostle
Ovid and Tiberius 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.