Who Was Alive

Were Sulla and Lucretius alive at the same time?

Yes. Sulla and Lucretius were alive at the same time, from BC to BC.

Sulla

Sulla

Roman military leader

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

Lucretius

Lucretius

Roman poet and philosopher

Born 94 BC · died 15 October 55 BC, aged 38 or 39

  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. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14

Sulla and Lucretius 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 Lucretius were born

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