Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Paul the Apostle and Tacitus were alive at the same time, from c. AD 55 to AD 64–67.

Paul the Apostle

Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)

Born c. AD 5 · died AD 64–67

Tacitus

Roman historian and senator

Born c. AD 55 · died c. AD 120

  1. Augustus
  2. Ovid
  3. Saint Peter
  4. Paul the Apostle
  5. Nero
  6. Plutarch
  7. Tacitus
  8. Ptolemy
Paul the Apostle and Tacitus in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.