Paul the Apostle
c. 5 – 64 · 59 years · Antioch · Middle East
A persecutor of Christians who became their greatest missionary. His journeys and epistles in the New Testament helped turn Christianity into a world religion.
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Contemporaries around the world
Europe
- Livia Drusilla — wife of Augustus, first Roman empress, 64 years older
Asia
- Ban Zhao — historian and writer, 40 years younger
The world in their lifetime
- 9 Battle of the Teutoburg Forest — aged 4, Europe
- c. 33 Crucifixion of Jesus — aged 28, Middle East