Who Was Alive

Were Virgil and Saint Anne alive at the same time?

Yes. Virgil and Saint Anne were alive at the same time, from c. 55 BC to 19 BC.

Virgil

Virgil

Roman poet

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

Saint Anne

Saint Anne

Roman seamster

Born c. 55 BC · died c. AD 12

  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. Saint Anne, c. 55 BC – c. AD 12
  7. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17

Virgil and Saint Anne 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 Saint Anne were born

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