Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 159?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 159. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.

  1. Marcus Aurelius38
  2. Ptolemy57–62
  3. Nagarjuna7–12
  4. Lucian37–42
  5. Antoninus Pius73
  6. Septimius Severus13
  7. Didius Julianus26–27
  8. Pertinax33
  9. Irenaeus27–31
  10. Clement of Alexandria7–12
  11. Lucius Verus29
  12. Cao Cao4–5
  13. Gordian I0–1
  14. Justin Martyr56–62
  15. Appian62–67
  16. Arrian64–72
  17. Pausanias42–51
  18. Aulus Gellius27–32
  19. Tatian36–42
  20. Clodius Albinus9–10
  21. Gaius28–42
  22. Papinian17
  23. Marcus Cornelius Fronto59–60
  24. Vologases V29–30
  25. Herodes Atticus57–59

Where the people alive in AD 159 were born

The 25 best known of those alive in AD 159. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (21 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list