Who Was Alive

Were Petronius and Tacitus alive at the same time?

Yes. Petronius and Tacitus were alive at the same time, from c. AD 55 to AD 66.

Petronius

Petronius

Roman writer

Born c. AD 27 · died AD 66

Tacitus

Tacitus

Roman historian

Born c. AD 55 · died c. AD 120

  1. Saint Peter, BC – c. AD 66
  2. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66
  3. Petronius, c. AD 27 – AD 66
  4. Nero, AD 37 – AD 68
  5. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  6. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120
  7. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170

Petronius and Tacitus 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 Petronius and Tacitus were born

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