Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Paul the Apostle and Petronius were alive at the same time, from c. AD 27 to AD 66.

Paul the Apostle

Paul the Apostle

Roman apostle and missionary

Born c. AD 5 · died AD 64–67

Petronius

Petronius

Roman writer

Born c. AD 27 · died AD 66

  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. Petronius, c. AD 27 – AD 66
  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 Petronius 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 Petronius were born

Paul the Apostle and Petronius are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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