Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 86 BC?

23 of the people we track were surely alive in 86 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.

Born in 86 BC: Sallust.

Died in 86 BC: Gaius Marius.

  1. Julius Caesar14
  2. Cicero21
  3. Lucretius8–9
  4. Pompey20
  5. Spartacus17–18
  6. Diodorus Siculus2–7
  7. Sallustborn
  8. Sulla52
  9. Marcus Terentius Varro30
  10. Marcus Licinius Crassus29–30
  11. Tigranes the Great54–55
  12. Gaius Marius†
  13. Mithridates VI Eupator46–49
  14. Cato the Younger9
  15. Cornelius Nepos12–17
  16. Posidonius49
  17. Catiline22–23
  18. Ptolemy XII Auletes31–32
  19. Lepidus2–7
  20. Ptolemy IX Soter56
  21. Lucullus29–34
  22. Lucius Cornelius Cinna49–50
  23. Alexander Jannaeus39–44

Where the people alive in 86 BC were born

The 23 best known of those alive in 86 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 23 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list