Who Was Alive

Were Nerva and Plutarch alive at the same time?

Yes. Nerva and Plutarch were alive at the same time, from AD 40–50 to AD 98.

Nerva

Nerva

Roman emperor

Born 8 November AD 30 · died 27 January AD 98, aged 67

Plutarch

Plutarch

Roman philosopher and historian

Born AD 40–50 · died c. AD 120

  1. Saint Peter, BC – c. AD 66
  2. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66
  3. Nerva, AD 30 – AD 98
  4. Nero, AD 37 – AD 68
  5. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  6. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120
  7. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170

Nerva and Plutarch 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 Nerva and Plutarch were born

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