Who Was Alive

Were Ptolemy and Macrinus alive at the same time?

Yes. Ptolemy and Macrinus were alive at the same time, from AD 164–165 to c. AD 170.

Ptolemy

Ptolemy

Roman mathematician and astronomer

Born c. AD 100 · died c. AD 170

Macrinus

Macrinus

Roman emperor

Born AD 164–165 · died AD 218

  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. Macrinus, c. AD 164 – AD 218
  9. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Ptolemy and Macrinus 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 Macrinus were born

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