Virgil · Tiberius Were Virgil and Tiberius alive at the same time? Yes. Virgil and Tiberius were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 42 BC to 19 BC. Virgil was 28 when Tiberius was born.Tiberius was 22 when Virgil died, aged 50. VirgilRoman poet (1st century BC)Born 15 October 70 BC · died 21 September 19 BC, aged 50TiberiusSecond Roman Emperor from 14 to 37 ADBorn 16 November 42 BC · died 16 March AD 37, aged 77 CiceroJulius CaesarCleopatraVirgilAugustusOvidTiberiusPaul the Apostle Virgil and Tiberius 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.