Who Was Alive

Were Marcus Aurelius and Didius Julianus alive at the same time?

Yes. Marcus Aurelius and Didius Julianus were alive at the same time for 46 or 47 years, from AD 133 to AD 180.

Marcus Aurelius was 11 or 12 when Didius Julianus was born.

Didius Julianus was 46 or 47 when Marcus Aurelius died, aged 58.

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

Roman emperor

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

Didius Julianus

Didius Julianus

Roman emperor

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

  1. Epictetus, c. AD 50 – c. AD 131
  2. Hadrian, AD 76 – AD 138
  3. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  4. Lucian, c. AD 120 – c. AD 180
  5. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  6. Didius Julianus, AD 133 – AD 193
  7. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250

Marcus Aurelius 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 Marcus Aurelius and Didius Julianus were born

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