Who Was Alive

Were Antoninus Pius and Ptolemy alive at the same time?

Yes. Antoninus Pius and Ptolemy were alive at the same time, from c. AD 100 to AD 161.

Antoninus Pius

15th Roman Emperor

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

Ptolemy

2nd-century Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer

Born c. AD 100 · died c. AD 170

  1. Plutarch
  2. Epictetus
  3. Tacitus
  4. Antoninus Pius
  5. Ptolemy
  6. Marcus Aurelius
  7. Nagarjuna
Antoninus Pius and Ptolemy 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.