Who Was Alive

Were Paul the Apostle and Pliny the Elder alive at the same time?

Yes. Paul the Apostle and Pliny the Elder were alive at the same time, from 20s to AD 64–67.

Paul the Apostle

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

Born c. AD 5 · died AD 64–67

Pliny the Elder

Roman military commander and writer (AD23/24–79)

Born 20s · died AD 79

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