Who Was Alive

Were Ptolemy and Justin Martyr alive at the same time?

Yes. Ptolemy and Justin Martyr were alive at the same time, from c. AD 100 to c. AD 165.

Ptolemy

Ptolemy

Roman mathematician and astronomer

Born c. AD 100 · died c. AD 170

Justin Martyr

Justin Martyr

Roman apologist

Born c. AD 100 · died c. AD 165

  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. Justin Martyr, c. AD 100 – c. AD 165
  6. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  7. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250

Ptolemy and Justin Martyr 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 Justin Martyr were born

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