Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Paul the Apostle and Nerva were alive at the same time, from AD 30 to AD 64–67.

Paul the Apostle

Paul the Apostle

Roman apostle and missionary

Born c. AD 5 · died AD 64–67

Nerva

Nerva

Roman emperor

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

  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. Nerva, AD 30 – AD 98
  6. Nero, AD 37 – AD 68
  7. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  8. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120

Paul the Apostle and Nerva 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 Nerva were born

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