Who Was Alive

Were Sallust and Augustus alive at the same time?

Yes. Sallust and Augustus were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 63 BC to 35 BC.

Sallust was 22 when Augustus was born.

Augustus was 27 when Sallust died, aged 50.

Sallust

Sallust

Roman historian and politician

Born 1 October 86 BC · died 13 May 35 BC, aged 50

Augustus

Augustus

Roman emperor

Born 23 September 63 BC · died 19 August AD 14, aged 75

  1. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  2. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  3. Sallust, 86–35 BC
  4. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  5. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  6. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17
  7. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66

Sallust and Augustus 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 Sallust and Augustus were born

Sallust and Augustus are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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