Who Was Alive

Were Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius alive at the same time?

Yes. Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius were alive at the same time for 17 years, from AD 121 to AD 138.

Hadrian was 45 when Marcus Aurelius was born.

Marcus Aurelius was 17 when Hadrian died, aged 62.

Hadrian

14th Roman Emperor

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

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. Pliny the Elder
  2. Plutarch
  3. Epictetus
  4. Tacitus
  5. Hadrian
  6. Ptolemy
  7. Lucian of Samosata
  8. Marcus Aurelius
  9. Nagarjuna
Hadrian 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.