Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Paul the Apostle and Trajan were alive at the same time, from AD 53 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

Trajan

13th Roman Emperor

Born 18 September AD 53 · died AD 115–119

  1. Augustus
  2. Ovid
  3. Saint Peter
  4. Paul the Apostle
  5. Plutarch
  6. Tacitus
  7. Trajan
  8. Ptolemy
Paul the Apostle and Trajan 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.