Who Was Alive

Were Ptolemy and Clement of Alexandria alive at the same time?

Yes. Ptolemy and Clement of Alexandria were alive at the same time, from c. AD 150 to c. AD 170.

Ptolemy

Ptolemy

Roman mathematician and astronomer

Born c. AD 100 · died c. AD 170

Clement of Alexandria

Clement of Alexandria

Roman theologian

Born c. AD 150 · died c. AD 215

  1. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  2. Epictetus, c. AD 50 – c. AD 131
  3. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120
  4. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  5. Lucian, c. AD 120 – c. AD 180
  6. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  7. Clement of Alexandria, c. AD 150 – c. AD 215
  8. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  9. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Ptolemy and Clement of Alexandria 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 Ptolemy and Clement of Alexandria were born

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