Who Was Alive

Were Virgil and Propertius alive at the same time?

Yes. Virgil and Propertius were alive at the same time, from c. 47 BC to 19 BC.

Virgil

Virgil

Roman poet

Born 15 October 70 BC · died 21 September 19 BC, aged 50

Propertius

Propertius

Roman poet

Born c. 47 BC · died 16 BC

  1. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  2. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  3. Cleopatra, c. 69 – 30 BC
  4. Virgil, 70–19 BC
  5. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  6. Propertius, c. 47 – BC
  7. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17

Virgil and Propertius 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 Virgil and Propertius were born

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