Who Was Alive

Were Claudius Gothicus and Diocletian alive at the same time?

Yes. Claudius Gothicus and Diocletian were alive at the same time, from 240s to AD 270.

Claudius Gothicus

Claudius Gothicus

Roman emperor

Born 10 May AD 214 · died AD 270, aged 55 or 56

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. Caracalla, AD 188 – AD 217
  4. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  5. Claudius Gothicus, AD 214 – AD 270
  6. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  8. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  9. Saint George, AD 275 – c. AD 303
  10. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373

Claudius Gothicus 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 Claudius Gothicus and Diocletian were born

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