Who Was Alive

Were Cyprian and Plotinus alive at the same time?

Yes. Cyprian and Plotinus were alive at the same time for 52 or 53 years, from AD 205 to AD 258.

Plotinus was 52 or 53 when Cyprian died.

Cyprian

Cyprian

Roman bishop and writer

Born c. AD 200 · died 14 September AD 258

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. Cyprian, c. AD 200 – AD 258
  6. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316

Cyprian 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 Cyprian and Plotinus were born

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