Who Was Alive

Were Mark the Evangelist and Plutarch alive at the same time?

Yes. Mark the Evangelist and Plutarch were alive at the same time, from AD 40–50 to AD 68.

Mark the Evangelist

Credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)

Born AD 9–20 · died 25 April AD 68

Plutarch

Greek philosopher and historian

Born AD 40–50 · died c. AD 120

  1. Saint Peter
  2. Paul the Apostle
  3. Mark the Evangelist
  4. Nero
  5. Plutarch
  6. Tacitus
  7. Ptolemy
Mark the Evangelist and Plutarch 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.