Who Was Alive

Were Diocletian and Saint Lucy alive at the same time?

Yes. Diocletian and Saint Lucy were alive at the same time, from c. AD 283 to AD 304.

Diocletian

Diocletian

Roman emperor

Born 240s · died 3 December AD 316

Saint Lucy

Saint Lucy

Born c. AD 283 · died AD 304

  1. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  2. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  3. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  4. Arius, 250s – AD 336
  5. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  6. Saint George, AD 275 – c. AD 303
  7. Saint Lucy, c. AD 283 – AD 304
  8. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373

Diocletian and Saint Lucy 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 Saint Lucy were born

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