Who Was Alive

Were Pope Sixtus I and Tacitus alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Sixtus I and Tacitus were alive at the same time, from c. AD 55 to c. AD 120.

Pope Sixtus I

Pope Sixtus I

Roman Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 42 · died 120s

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. Nero, AD 37 – AD 68
  4. Pope Sixtus I, c. AD 42 – 120s
  5. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  6. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120
  7. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170

Pope Sixtus I 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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Events both lived through

Where Pope Sixtus I and Tacitus were born

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