Who Was Alive

Were Plutarch and Zhang Heng alive at the same time?

Yes. Plutarch and Zhang Heng were alive at the same time, from AD 78 to c. AD 120.

Plutarch

Plutarch

Roman philosopher and historian

Born AD 40–50 · died c. AD 120

Zhang Heng

Chinese cartographer

Born AD 78 · died AD 139

  1. Saint Peter, BC – c. AD 66
  2. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66
  3. Pliny the Elder, 20s – AD 79
  4. Nero, AD 37 – AD 68
  5. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  6. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120
  7. Zhang Heng, AD 78 – AD 139
  8. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  9. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180

Plutarch and Zhang Heng 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 Zhang Heng were born

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