Virgil · Horace Were Virgil and Horace alive at the same time? Yes. Virgil and Horace were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 65 BC to 19 BC. Virgil was 5 when Horace was born.Horace was 45 when Virgil died, aged 50. VirgilRoman poet (1st century BC)Born 15 October 70 BC · died 21 September 19 BC, aged 50HoraceRoman lyric poet (65 BC – 8 BC)Born 8 December 65 BC · died 27 November 8 BC, aged 56 CiceroJulius CaesarCleopatraVirgilHoraceAugustusOvid Virgil and Horace 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.