Who Was Alive

Were Aurelian and Diocletian alive at the same time?

Yes. Aurelian and Diocletian were alive at the same time, from 240s to AD 275.

Aurelian

Aurelian

Roman emperor

Born 9 September AD 214 · died AD 275, aged 61

Diocletian

Diocletian

Roman emperor

Born 240s · died 3 December AD 316

  1. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  2. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  3. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  4. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  5. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  6. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  7. Saint George, AD 275 – c. AD 303
  8. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373

Aurelian and Diocletian in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Aurelian and Diocletian were born

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