Who Was Alive

Were Ovid and Vitellius alive at the same time?

Yes. Ovid and Vitellius were alive at the same time for 1 or 2 years, from AD 15 to AD 17.

Ovid was 57 when Vitellius was born.

Vitellius was 1 or 2 when Ovid died, aged 58 or 59.

Ovid

Ovid

Roman poet

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

Vitellius

Vitellius

Roman emperor

Born 7–24 September AD 15 · died 22 December AD 69, aged 54

  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. Vitellius, AD 15 – AD 69
  9. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  10. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120

Ovid and Vitellius 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 Vitellius were born

Ovid and Vitellius are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (10 of 10 placed); tap one to open that person.
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