Who Was Alive

Were Decius and Plotinus alive at the same time?

Yes. Decius and Plotinus were alive at the same time for 45 or 46 years, from AD 205 to AD 251.

Decius was 3 or 4 when Plotinus was born.

Plotinus was 45 or 46 when Decius died, aged 49 or 50.

Decius

Decius

Roman emperor

Born AD 201 · died 1 July AD 251, aged 49 or 50

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. Decius, AD 201 – AD 251
  6. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316

Decius 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 Decius and Plotinus were born

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