Who Was Alive

Were Aurelian and Gordian III alive at the same time?

Yes. Aurelian and Gordian III were alive at the same time for 19 years, from AD 225 to AD 244.

Aurelian was 10 when Gordian III was born.

Aurelian was 29 when Gordian III died, aged 19.

Aurelian

Aurelian

Roman emperor

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

Gordian III

Gordian III

Roman emperor

Born 20 January AD 225 · died 11 February AD 244, aged 19

  1. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  2. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  3. Origen, c. AD 184 – AD 254
  4. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  5. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  6. Gordian III, AD 225 – AD 244
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  8. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337

Aurelian and Gordian III 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 Gordian III were born

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