Who Was Alive

Were Paul the Apostle and Lucan alive at the same time?

Yes. Paul the Apostle and Lucan were alive at the same time for 24 or 25 years, from AD 39 to AD 65.

Paul the Apostle

Paul the Apostle

Roman apostle and missionary

Born c. AD 5 · died AD 64–67

Lucan

Lucan

Roman poet

Born 3 November AD 39 · died 30 April AD 65, aged 25

  1. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  2. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17
  3. Saint Peter, BC – c. AD 66
  4. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66
  5. Nero, AD 37 – AD 68
  6. Lucan, AD 39 – AD 65
  7. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  8. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120

Paul the Apostle and Lucan 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 Paul the Apostle and Lucan were born

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