Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 81 BC?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in 81 BC. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.

Died in 81 BC: Ptolemy IX Soter.

  1. Julius Caesar19
  2. Cicero26
  3. Lucretius13–14
  4. Catullus1–6
  5. Pompey25
  6. Mark Antony2
  7. Spartacus22–23
  8. Diodorus Siculus7–12
  9. Sallust5
  10. Sulla57
  11. Marcus Junius Brutus1–7
  12. Marcus Terentius Varro35
  13. Marcus Licinius Crassus34–35
  14. Tigranes the Great59–60
  15. Mithridates VI Eupator51–54
  16. Cato the Younger14
  17. Cornelius Nepos17–22
  18. Posidonius54
  19. Catiline27–28
  20. Ptolemy XII Auletes36–37
  21. Lepidus7–12
  22. Ptolemy IX Soter61 †
  23. Lucullus34–39
  24. Alexander Jannaeus44–49

Where the people alive in 81 BC were born

The 24 best known of those alive in 81 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list