Who Was Alive

Were Hadrian and Didius Julianus alive at the same time?

Yes. Hadrian and Didius Julianus were alive at the same time for 4 or 5 years, from AD 133 to AD 138.

Hadrian was 56 or 57 when Didius Julianus was born.

Didius Julianus was 4 or 5 when Hadrian died, aged 62.

Hadrian

Hadrian

Roman emperor

Born 24 January AD 76 · died 10 July AD 138, aged 62

Didius Julianus

Didius Julianus

Roman emperor

Born AD 133 · died 1 June AD 193, aged 59 or 60

  1. Pliny the Elder, 20s – AD 79
  2. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  3. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120
  4. Hadrian, AD 76 – AD 138
  5. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  6. Lucian, c. AD 120 – c. AD 180
  7. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  8. Didius Julianus, AD 133 – AD 193
  9. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250

Hadrian and Didius Julianus in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Hadrian and Didius Julianus were born

Hadrian and Didius Julianus are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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