Who Was Alive

Were Hadrian and Pertinax alive at the same time?

Yes. Hadrian and Pertinax were alive at the same time for 11 years, from AD 126 to AD 138.

Hadrian was 50 when Pertinax was born.

Pertinax was 11 when Hadrian died, aged 62.

Hadrian

Hadrian

Roman emperor

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

Pertinax

Pertinax

Roman emperor

Born 1 August AD 126 · died 28 March AD 193, aged 66

  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. Pertinax, AD 126 – AD 193
  9. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250

Hadrian and Pertinax 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 Pertinax were born

Hadrian and Pertinax 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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