Who Was Alive

Were Ptolemy and Marcus Aurelius alive at the same time?

Yes. Ptolemy and Marcus Aurelius were alive at the same time, from AD 121 to c. AD 170.

Ptolemy

2nd-century Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer

Born c. AD 100 · died c. AD 170

Marcus Aurelius

16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher

Born 26 April AD 121 · died 17 March AD 180, aged 58

  1. Plutarch
  2. Epictetus
  3. Tacitus
  4. Hadrian
  5. Ptolemy
  6. Lucian of Samosata
  7. Marcus Aurelius
  8. Nagarjuna
Ptolemy and Marcus Aurelius 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.