Who Was Alive

Were Saint Peter and Caligula alive at the same time?

Yes. Saint Peter and Caligula were alive at the same time for 28 years, from AD 12 to AD 41.

Saint Peter was 11 or 12 when Caligula was born.

Saint Peter was 40 or 41 when Caligula died, aged 28.

Saint Peter

Apostle of Jesus Christ

Born 1 BC · died AD 64–68

Caligula

Third Roman emperor (37–41)

Born 31 August AD 12 · died 24 January AD 41, aged 28

  1. Augustus
  2. Ovid
  3. Saint Peter
  4. Paul the Apostle
  5. Caligula
  6. Nero
  7. Plutarch
  8. Tacitus
Saint Peter and Caligula in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.