Han Dynasty
202 BCE–220 CE
Chinese dynasty that opened the Silk Road.
- Type
- Era
- Date
- 202 BCE–220 CE
- Place
- China
Who was alive during Han Dynasty
- Zhang Qian c. 195–114 BCE, diplomat and explorer
- Julius Caesar 100–44 BCE, dictator
- Brutus 85–42 BCE, Roman politician
- Mark Antony 83–30 BCE, Roman general
- Virgil 70–19 BCE, poet
- Cleopatra 69–30 BCE, queen
- Horace 65–8 BCE, poet
- Augustus 63 BCE–14 CE, emperor
- Ovid 43 BCE–17 CE, poet
- Pontius Pilate c. 12 BCE–c. 37 CE, Roman governor
- John the Baptist c. 6 BCE–c. 30 CE, prophet
- Seneca the Younger c. 4 BCE–65 CE, philosopher
- Jesus c. 4 BCE–c. 30 CE, religious leader
- Saint Peter c. 1–c. 65, apostle
- Paul the Apostle c. 5–c. 65, apostle
- Plutarch c. 46–c. 120, biographer
- Epictetus c. 50–c. 135, philosopher
- Rabbi Akiva c. 50–135, rabbi
- Zhang Heng 78–139, astronomer
- Ptolemy c. 100–c. 170, astronomer
- Marcus Aurelius 121–180, emperor
- Galen 129–c. 216, physician
- Nagarjuna c. 150–c. 250, philosopher
- Origen c. 185–c. 253, theologian