Who Was Alive

Were Ptolemy and Irenaeus alive at the same time?

Yes. Ptolemy and Irenaeus were alive at the same time, from c. AD 130 to c. AD 170.

Ptolemy

Ptolemy

Roman mathematician and astronomer

Born c. AD 100 · died c. AD 170

Irenaeus

Irenaeus

Bishop

Born c. AD 130 · died c. AD 202

  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. Hadrian, AD 76 – AD 138
  5. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  6. Lucian, c. AD 120 – c. AD 180
  7. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  8. Irenaeus, c. AD 130 – c. AD 202
  9. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250

Ptolemy and Irenaeus 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.

Challenge a friend with this question Compare Ptolemy with someone else

Where Ptolemy and Irenaeus were born

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