Ptolemy · Lucian of Samosata Were Ptolemy and Lucian of Samosata alive at the same time? Yes. Ptolemy and Lucian of Samosata were alive at the same time, from c. AD 120 to c. AD 170. Ptolemy2nd-century Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographerBorn c. AD 100 · died c. AD 170Lucian of Samosata2nd-century Syrian satirist and rhetoricianBorn c. AD 120 · died c. AD 180 PlutarchEpictetusTacitusHadrianPtolemyLucian of SamosataMarcus AureliusNagarjuna Ptolemy and Lucian of Samosata 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.