Who Was Alive

Were Ptolemy and Lucius Verus alive at the same time?

Yes. Ptolemy and Lucius Verus were alive at the same time for 37 or 38 years, from AD 130 to AD 169.

Ptolemy

Ptolemy

Roman mathematician and astronomer

Born c. AD 100 · died c. AD 170

Lucius Verus

Lucius Verus

Roman emperor

Born 15 December AD 130 · died 23 January AD 169, aged 38

  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. Lucius Verus, AD 130 – AD 169
  9. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250

Ptolemy and Lucius Verus 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 Lucius Verus were born

Ptolemy and Lucius Verus 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