Who Was Alive

Were Mark the Evangelist and Tacitus alive at the same time?

Yes. Mark the Evangelist and Tacitus were alive at the same time, from c. AD 55 to AD 68.

Mark the Evangelist

Credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)

Born AD 9–20 · died 25 April AD 68

Tacitus

Roman historian and senator

Born c. AD 55 · died c. AD 120

  1. Saint Peter
  2. Paul the Apostle
  3. Mark the Evangelist
  4. Nero
  5. Plutarch
  6. Tacitus
  7. Ptolemy
Mark the Evangelist and Tacitus 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.