Who Was Alive

Were Caracalla and Plotinus alive at the same time?

Yes. Caracalla and Plotinus were alive at the same time for 11 or 12 years, from AD 205 to AD 217.

Caracalla was 16 or 17 when Plotinus was born.

Plotinus was 11 or 12 when Caracalla died, aged 29.

Caracalla

Caracalla

Roman emperor

Born 4 April AD 188 · died 8 April AD 217, aged 29

Plotinus

Plotinus

Roman philosopher

Born AD 205 · died AD 270, aged 64 or 65

  1. Septimius Severus, AD 146 – AD 211
  2. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  3. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  4. Caracalla, AD 188 – AD 217
  5. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  6. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316

Caracalla and Plotinus 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 Caracalla and Plotinus were born

Caracalla and Plotinus are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (6 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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