Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 179?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 179. 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 Aurelius58
  2. Nagarjuna27–32
  3. Tertullian17–22
  4. Septimius Severus33
  5. Commodus18
  6. Didius Julianus46–47
  7. Macrinus14–16
  8. Pertinax53
  9. Irenaeus47–51
  10. Clement of Alexandria27–32
  11. Maximinus Thrax6–7
  12. Saint Valentine4–5
  13. Cao Cao24–25
  14. Gordian I20–21
  15. Balbinus1–2
  16. Hippolytus of Rome7–12
  17. Ulpian9–10
  18. Guan Yu19–20
  19. Clodius Albinus29–30
  20. Liu Bei18–19
  21. Herodian7–12
  22. Papinian37
  23. Vologases V49–50
  24. Sextus Julius Africanus17–22

Where the people alive in AD 179 were born

The 24 best known of those alive in AD 179. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list