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The Connections of Claudius Ptolemy
2nd-century Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer Every person recorded alongside Claudius Ptolemy in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Claudius Ptolemy in the ledgers of the archive.
- Influenced by
- Aristotle
- Influenced
- Hypatia, Nicolaus Copernicus, Dante Alighieri, Christopher Columbus
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 100 CE to 170 CE.
Ancient era
Trajan
53 CE – 117 CE
13th Roman Emperor (98–117)
Ancient era
Hadrian
January 24, 1976 CE – July 10, 138 CE
14th Roman Emperor (117–138)
Ancient era
Marcus Aurelius
April 26, 121 CE – March 17, 180 CE
16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
Ancient era
Commodus
August 31, 161 CE – December 31, 192 CE
17th Roman Emperor (180–192)
Ancient era
Cao Cao
155 CE – 220 CE
Chinese warlord and statesman (155–220)
Ancient era
Epictetus
50 CE – 138 CE
Greek Stoic philosopher (c. 50–c. 138)
Ancient era
Plutarch
c. 40 CE – c. 120 CE
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
Ancient era
Musa of Parthia
46 BCE – c. 100 CE
Italian consort of Phraates IV
Ancient era
Rabbi Akiva
50 CE – September 28, 135 CE
Jewish scholar and sage (c. 50 – c.135)
Ancient era
Bar Kokhba
c. 50 CE – 135 CE
Jewish leader
Ancient era
Judah ha-Nasi
135 CE – 219 CE
2nd century rabbi and editor of the Mishnah
Ancient era
Julia Domna
c. 165 CE – 217 CE
Ancient Roman empress