Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Paul the Apostle and Quintilian were alive at the same time, from c. AD 35 to AD 64–67.

Paul the Apostle

Paul the Apostle

Roman apostle and missionary

Born c. AD 5 · died AD 64–67

Quintilian

Quintilian

Roman rhetorician

Born c. AD 35 · died c. AD 96

  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. Quintilian, c. AD 35 – c. AD 96
  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 Quintilian 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 Quintilian were born

Paul the Apostle and Quintilian 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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