Who Was Alive

Were Ovid and Vespasian alive at the same time?

Yes. Ovid and Vespasian were alive at the same time for 7 or 8 years, from AD 9 to AD 17.

Ovid was 51 when Vespasian was born.

Vespasian was 7 or 8 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

Vespasian

Ninth Roman Emperor and founder of the Flavian dynasty (69–79)

Born 17 November AD 9 · died 4 June AD 79, aged 69

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