Who Was Alive

Were Tacitus and Justin Martyr alive at the same time?

Yes. Tacitus and Justin Martyr were alive at the same time, from c. AD 100 to c. AD 120.

Tacitus

Tacitus

Roman historian

Born c. AD 55 · died c. AD 120

Justin Martyr

Justin Martyr

Roman apologist

Born c. AD 100 · died c. AD 165

  1. Saint Peter, BC – c. AD 66
  2. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66
  3. Nero, AD 37 – AD 68
  4. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  5. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120
  6. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  7. Justin Martyr, c. AD 100 – c. AD 165
  8. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  9. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250

Tacitus 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 Tacitus and Justin Martyr were born

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