Who Was Alive

Were Saint Peter and Nerva alive at the same time?

Yes. Saint Peter and Nerva were alive at the same time, from AD 30 to AD 64–68.

Saint Peter was 29 or 30 when Nerva was born.

Saint Peter

Saint Peter

Catholic bishop and apostle who served as Pope

Born 1 BC · died AD 64–68

Nerva

Nerva

Roman emperor

Born 8 November AD 30 · died 27 January AD 98, aged 67

  1. Augustus, 63 BC – AD 14
  2. Ovid, 43 BC – AD 17
  3. Saint Peter, BC – c. AD 66
  4. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66
  5. Nerva, AD 30 – AD 98
  6. Nero, AD 37 – AD 68
  7. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  8. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120

Saint Peter and Nerva 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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Events both lived through

Where Saint Peter and Nerva were born

Saint Peter and Nerva are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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