Who Was Alive

Were Justin Martyr and Marcus Aurelius alive at the same time?

Yes. Justin Martyr and Marcus Aurelius were alive at the same time, from AD 121 to c. AD 165.

Justin Martyr

Justin Martyr

Roman apologist

Born c. AD 100 · died c. AD 165

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

Roman emperor

Born 26 April AD 121 · died 17 March AD 180, aged 58

  1. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  2. Epictetus, c. AD 50 – c. AD 131
  3. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120
  4. Hadrian, AD 76 – AD 138
  5. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  6. Justin Martyr, c. AD 100 – c. AD 165
  7. Lucian, c. AD 120 – c. AD 180
  8. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  9. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250

Justin Martyr and Marcus Aurelius 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 Justin Martyr and Marcus Aurelius were born

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