Who Was Alive

Were Ptolemy and Gordian I alive at the same time?

Yes. Ptolemy and Gordian I were alive at the same time, from AD 159 to c. AD 170.

Ptolemy

Ptolemy

Roman mathematician and astronomer

Born c. AD 100 · died c. AD 170

Gordian I

Gordian I

Roman emperor

Born AD 159 · died 12 April AD 238, aged 78 or 79

  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. Gordian I, AD 159 – AD 238
  9. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Ptolemy and Gordian I 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 Gordian I were born

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