Who Was Alive

Were Cyprian and Diocletian alive at the same time?

Yes. Cyprian and Diocletian were alive at the same time, from 240s to AD 258.

Cyprian

Cyprian

Roman bishop and writer

Born c. AD 200 · died 14 September AD 258

Diocletian

Diocletian

Roman emperor

Born 240s · died 3 December AD 316

  1. Septimius Severus, AD 146 – AD 211
  2. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  3. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  4. Cyprian, c. AD 200 – AD 258
  5. Plotinus, AD 205 – 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

Cyprian 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 Cyprian and Diocletian were born

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