Who Was Alive

Were Tacitus and Ptolemy alive at the same time?

Yes. Tacitus and Ptolemy were alive at the same time, from c. AD 100 to c. AD 120.

Tacitus

Roman historian and senator

Born c. AD 55 · died c. AD 120

Ptolemy

2nd-century Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer

Born c. AD 100 · died c. AD 170

  1. Saint Peter
  2. Paul the Apostle
  3. Nero
  4. Plutarch
  5. Epictetus
  6. Tacitus
  7. Ptolemy
  8. Marcus Aurelius
  9. Nagarjuna
Tacitus and Ptolemy 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.