Who Was Alive

Were Diocletian and Pope Marcellus I alive at the same time?

Yes. Diocletian and Pope Marcellus I were alive at the same time for 54 years, from AD 255 to AD 309.

Diocletian

Diocletian

Roman emperor

Born 240s · died 3 December AD 316

Pope Marcellus I

Pope Marcellus I

Roman Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 6 January AD 255 · died 16 January AD 309, aged 54

  1. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  2. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  3. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  4. Pope Marcellus I, AD 255 – AD 309
  5. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  6. Saint George, AD 275 – c. AD 303
  7. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373

Diocletian and Pope Marcellus I 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 Diocletian and Pope Marcellus I were born

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