Who Was Alive

Were Paul the Apostle and Caligula alive at the same time?

Yes. Paul the Apostle and Caligula were alive at the same time for 28 years, from AD 12 to AD 41.

Paul the Apostle

Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)

Born c. AD 5 · died AD 64–67

Caligula

Third Roman emperor (37–41)

Born 31 August AD 12 · died 24 January AD 41, aged 28

  1. Augustus
  2. Ovid
  3. Saint Peter
  4. Paul the Apostle
  5. Caligula
  6. Nero
  7. Plutarch
  8. Tacitus
Paul the Apostle and Caligula 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.