Who Was Alive

Were Plutarch and Justin Martyr alive at the same time?

Yes. Plutarch and Justin Martyr were alive at the same time, from c. AD 100 to c. AD 120.

Plutarch

Plutarch

Roman philosopher and historian

Born AD 40–50 · died c. AD 120

Justin Martyr

Justin Martyr

Roman apologist

Born c. AD 100 · died c. AD 165

  1. Saint Peter, BC – c. AD 66
  2. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66
  3. Nero, AD 37 – AD 68
  4. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  5. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120
  6. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  7. Justin Martyr, c. AD 100 – c. AD 165
  8. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  9. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250

Plutarch and Justin Martyr 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 Plutarch and Justin Martyr were born

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