Who was alive at the same time as Julius Caesar?

Roman general and dictator

Julius Caesar lived c. 100–44 BCE. Here are the famous people whose lives overlapped with theirs.

Lived: c. 100–44 BCE
Lifespan: about 56 years
Born in, as it was then: Rome
On today’s map: Italy

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When Julius Caesar was born, Sima Qian was already about 45 years old.
Julius Caesar was about 30 when Virgil was born.
Julius Caesar and Cleopatra (Queen of Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BCE) shared about 26 years on Earth, one born in Italy and the other in Egypt.
Augustus outlived Julius Caesar by about 57 years.

Famous contemporaries of Julius Caesar

Rulers and commanders

Augustus 63 BCE – 14 CE · 19 yrs shared
Cleopatra c. 70–30 BCE · 26 yrs shared
Cicero 107–43 BCE · 56 yrs shared
Mark Antony 83–30 BCE · 39 yrs shared
Spartacus 103–71 BCE · 29 yrs shared
Pompey 106–48 BCE · 52 yrs shared

Philosophers and scientists

Strabo c. 63 BCE – 23 CE · 19 yrs shared
Lucretius 94–55 BCE · 39 yrs shared
Posidonius 135–51 BCE · 49 yrs shared

Religion

Saint Anne trad. 55 BCE – 12 CE · 11 yrs shared

Writers and artists

Virgil 70–19 BCE · 26 yrs shared
Horace 65–8 BCE · 21 yrs shared
Sima Qian 145–86 BCE · 14 yrs shared
Vitruvius c. 80–15 BCE · 36 yrs shared
Catullus c. 84–54 BCE · 30 yrs shared
Diodorus Siculus c. 90–20 BCE · 46 yrs shared

Explorers and others

Livia c. 60 BCE – 29 CE · 16 yrs shared
Sextus Pompey c. 68–35 BCE · 24 yrs shared

Born within five years of Julius Caesar

Spartacus (103 BCE) · Cato the Younger (95 BCE) · Cornelius Nepos (100 BCE) · Ptolemy XI Alexander II (100 BCE) · Ambiorix (100 BCE) · Burebista (100 BCE) · Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist (100 BCE) · Seleucus VI Epiphanes (100 BCE)

About Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC. A member of the First Triumvirate, he led the Roman armies through the Gallic Wars and defeated his political rival Pompey in Caesar's civil war. He consolidated power and was titled as dictator perpetuo in 44 BC, helping create the political conditions that led to the collapse of the Roman Republic and the emergence of the Roman Empire. For his role in these events, he is regarded as one of history's most influential figures.

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