Who Was Alive

Were Sima Qian and Spartacus alive at the same time?

Yes. Sima Qian and Spartacus were alive at the same time, from 103 BC to BC.

Sima Qian

Chinese historian

Born 145–135 BC · died 87–86 BC

Spartacus

Thracian gladiator who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic

Born 103 BC · died April 71 BC, aged 31 or 32

  1. Sima Qian
  2. Cicero
  3. Pompey
  4. Spartacus
  5. Julius Caesar
  6. Lucretius
  7. Catullus
Sima Qian and Spartacus 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.