Who Was Alive

Were Nerva and Tacitus alive at the same time?

Yes. Nerva and Tacitus were alive at the same time, from c. AD 55 to AD 98.

Nerva

Nerva

Roman emperor

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

Tacitus

Tacitus

Roman historian

Born c. AD 55 · 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 Tacitus 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 Tacitus were born

Nerva and Tacitus are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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