Who Was Alive

Were Sulla and Julius Caesar alive at the same time?

Yes. Sulla and Julius Caesar were alive at the same time for 21 or 22 years, from 100 BC to BC.

Sulla was 37 or 38 when Julius Caesar was born.

Julius Caesar was 21 or 22 when Sulla died, aged 59 or 60.

Sulla

Sulla

Roman military leader

Born 138 BC · died 78 BC, aged 59 or 60

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Roman military leader and ruler

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

  1. Sima Qian, c. 140 – BC
  2. Sulla, 138–BC
  3. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  4. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  5. Lucretius, BC–55 BC
  6. Catullus, c. 84 – c. 54 BC
  7. Cleopatra, c. 69 – 30 BC
  8. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  9. Horace, 65–8 BC
  10. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14

Sulla and Julius Caesar 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 Sulla and Julius Caesar were born

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