Who Was Alive

Were Tacitus and Zhang Heng alive at the same time?

Yes. Tacitus and Zhang Heng were alive at the same time, from AD 78 to c. AD 120.

Tacitus

Tacitus

Roman historian

Born c. AD 55 · died c. AD 120

Zhang Heng

Chinese cartographer

Born AD 78 · died AD 139

  1. Saint Peter, BC – c. AD 66
  2. Paul the Apostle, c. AD 5 – c. AD 66
  3. Pliny the Elder, 20s – AD 79
  4. Nero, AD 37 – AD 68
  5. Plutarch, c. AD 45 – c. AD 120
  6. Tacitus, c. AD 55 – c. AD 120
  7. Zhang Heng, AD 78 – AD 139
  8. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  9. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180

Tacitus and Zhang Heng 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 Zhang Heng were born

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