Who Was Alive

Were Ptolemy and Commodus alive at the same time?

Yes. Ptolemy and Commodus were alive at the same time, from AD 161 to c. AD 170.

Ptolemy

Ptolemy

Roman mathematician and astronomer

Born c. AD 100 · died c. AD 170

Commodus

Commodus

Roman emperor

Born 31 August AD 161 · died 31 December AD 192, aged 31

  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. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  8. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  9. Commodus, AD 161 – AD 192

Ptolemy and Commodus 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 Commodus were born

Ptolemy and Commodus are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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