Josephus · Tacitus Were Josephus and Tacitus alive at the same time? Yes. Josephus and Tacitus were alive at the same time, from c. AD 55 to c. AD 100. JosephusRoman–Jewish historian and military leaderBorn AD 37 · died c. AD 100TacitusRoman historian and senatorBorn c. AD 55 · died c. AD 120 Saint PeterPaul the ApostleJosephusNeroPlutarchTacitusPtolemy Josephus and Tacitus 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.