Who Was Alive

Were Vercingetorix and Augustus alive at the same time?

Yes. Vercingetorix and Augustus were alive at the same time for 16 or 17 years, from 63 BC to BC.

Augustus was 16 or 17 when Vercingetorix died.

Vercingetorix

Vercingetorix

Traditional leader or chief

Born c. 80 BC · died 46 BC

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. Vercingetorix, c. 80 – BC
  4. Cleopatra, c. 69 – 30 BC
  5. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  6. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  7. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17
  8. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66

Vercingetorix 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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Events both lived through

Where Vercingetorix and Augustus were born

Vercingetorix and Augustus are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list