Who Was Alive

Were Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius alive at the same time?

Yes. Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius were alive at the same time for 39 years, from AD 121 to AD 161.

Antoninus Pius was 34 when Marcus Aurelius was born.

Marcus Aurelius was 39 when Antoninus Pius died, aged 74.

Antoninus Pius

15th Roman Emperor

Born 19 September AD 86 · died 7 March AD 161, aged 74

Marcus Aurelius

16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher

Born 26 April AD 121 · died 17 March AD 180, aged 58

  1. Plutarch
  2. Epictetus
  3. Tacitus
  4. Hadrian
  5. Antoninus Pius
  6. Ptolemy
  7. Lucian of Samosata
  8. Marcus Aurelius
  9. Nagarjuna
Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius 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.