Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Philo and Paul the Apostle were alive at the same time, from c. AD 5 to c. AD 50.

Philo

Philo

Roman philosopher

Born c. 15 BC · died c. AD 50

Paul the Apostle

Paul the Apostle

Roman apostle and missionary

Born c. AD 5 · died AD 64–67

  1. Horace, 65–8 BC
  2. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  3. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17
  4. Philo, c. 15 BC – c. AD 50
  5. Saint Peter, BC – c. AD 66
  6. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66
  7. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  8. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120

Philo and Paul the Apostle 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 Philo and Paul the Apostle were born

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