Who Was Alive

Were Pompey and Julius Caesar alive at the same time?

Yes. Pompey and Julius Caesar were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 100 BC to 48 BC.

Pompey was 5 when Julius Caesar was born.

Julius Caesar was 52 when Pompey died, aged 57 or 58.

Pompey

Roman general and statesman

Born 29–30 September 106 BC · died 28 September 48 BC, aged 57 or 58

Julius Caesar

Roman general and dictator

Born July 100 BC · died 15 March 44 BC, aged 55

  1. Cicero
  2. Pompey
  3. Julius Caesar
  4. Cleopatra
  5. Virgil
  6. Horace
  7. Augustus
Pompey and Julius Caesar 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.