Saint Peter · Pliny the Elder Were Saint Peter and Pliny the Elder alive at the same time? Yes. Saint Peter and Pliny the Elder were alive at the same time, from 20s to AD 64–68. Saint PeterApostle of Jesus ChristBorn 1 BC · died AD 64–68Pliny the ElderRoman military commander and writer (AD23/24–79)Born 20s · died AD 79 AugustusOvidSaint PeterPaul the ApostlePliny the ElderNeroPlutarchTacitus Saint Peter 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.