Dionysius of Alexandria

Roman writer

Born AD 190 · died 8 March AD 264, aged 73 or 74
Also known as Pope Dionysius of Alexandria

Who was alive at the same time as Dionysius of Alexandria?

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When Dionysius of Alexandria was born, Septimius Severus was 43 or 44, Caracalla was 1 or 2, Commodus was 28 or 29, Pertinax was 63 or 64 and Ardashir I was 9 or 10.

When Dionysius of Alexandria died, Plotinus was 58 or 59, Aurelian was 49, Anthony the Great was 12 or 13, Constantius Chlorus was 13 or 14 and Pope Marcellus I was 9.

Born during Dionysius of Alexandria’s lifetime: Plotinus, Diocletian, Aurelian, Elagabalus, Pope Sixtus II, Pope Dionysius, Diophantus and Severus Alexander.

Not quite contemporaries: Marcus Aurelius died about 10 years before Dionysius of Alexandria was born, Constantine the Great was born about 6 years after Dionysius of Alexandria died, Lucian died about 8 years before Dionysius of Alexandria was born and Saint George was born about 11 years after Dionysius of Alexandria died.

What happened in Dionysius of Alexandria’s lifetime

Battle of Red Cliffs AD 208Dionysius of Alexandria was 17 or 18

Where Dionysius of Alexandria’s contemporaries were born

Dionysius of Alexandria is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (70 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Dionysius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pertinax: Alba
Irenaeus: İzmir
Didius Julianus: Mediolanum
Septimius Severus: Leptis Magna
Nagarjuna: South India
Commodus: Lanuvium
Macrinus: Cherchell
Pope Cornelius: Rome
Origen: Alexandria
Caracalla: Lugdunum
Pope Dionysius: Roman Empire
Pope Fabian: Rome
Diophantus: Alexandria
Decius: Martinci
Elagabalus: Rome
Plotinus: Asyut
Severus Alexander: Tell Arqa
Pope Sixtus II: Greece
Aurelian: Sirmium
Diocletian: Doclea
Arius: Cyrenaica
Anthony the Great: Coma
Clement of Alexandria: Athens
Philip the Arab: Shahba
Constantius Chlorus: Dardania
Valerian: Roman Empire
Mani: Ctesiphon
Pope Marcellus I: Rome
Maximinus Thrax: Thrace
Helena, mother of Constantine I: Helenopolis
Saint Valentine: Terni
Claudius Gothicus: Sremska Mitrovica
Gordian I: Phrygia
Gordian III: Rome
Porphyry of Tyre: Tyre
Saint Sebastian: Narbonne
Ardashir I: Istakhr
Geta: Rome
Saint Lawrence: Osca
Maximian: Sirmium
Aemilianus: Djerba
Probus: Sirmium
Galerius: Dacia
Tacitus: Terni
Trebonianus Gallus: Perugia
Quintillus: Sirmium
Agatha of Sicily: Catania
Zenobia: Palmyra
Hippolytus of Rome: Anatolia
Cecilia of Rome: Rome
Carus: Narbonne
Zhuge Liang: Yinan County
Florianus: Terni
Iamblichus: Qinnasrin
Hostilian: Sremska Mitrovica
Numerian: Nicomedia
Ulpian: Tyre
Guan Yu: Yanhu District
Herennius Etruscus: Pannonia
Clodius Albinus: Hadrumetum
Cao Pi: Bozhou
Gregory the Illuminator: Armenia
Saloninus: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
Sun Quan: Zhejiang
Novatian: Phrygia
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria: Alexandria
Herodian: Roman Empire
Paul of Thebes: Egypt
Papinian: Homs

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The 84 best-known contemporaries

84 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Dionysius of Alexandria. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 227.

Nagarjuna c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
Plotinus AD 205 – AD 270
Tertullian c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
Diocletian 240s – AD 316
Septimius Severus AD 146 – AD 211
Caracalla AD 188 – AD 217
Aurelian AD 214 – AD 275
Commodus AD 161 – AD 192
Elagabalus AD 203 – AD 222
Origen c. AD 184 – AD 254
Pope Sixtus II c. AD 215 – AD 258
Pope Dionysius c. AD 200 – AD 268
Diophantus c. AD 200 – c. AD 284
Severus Alexander AD 208 – AD 235
Pope Cornelius c. AD 180 – AD 253
Pope Fabian c. 200s – AD 250
Arius 250s – AD 336
Didius Julianus AD 133 – AD 193
Macrinus c. AD 164 – AD 218
Decius AD 201 – AD 251
Pertinax AD 126 – AD 193
Irenaeus c. AD 130 – c. AD 202
Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
Clement of Alexandria c. AD 150 – c. AD 215
Philip the Arab c. AD 204 – AD 249
Constantius Chlorus AD 250 – AD 306
Valerian c. AD 199 – c. AD 265
Mani c. AD 216 – c. AD 276
Pope Marcellus I AD 255 – AD 309
Maximinus Thrax AD 173 – AD 238
Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
Saint Valentine AD 175 – AD 273
Claudius Gothicus AD 214 – AD 270
Cao Cao AD 155 – AD 220
Gordian I AD 159 – AD 238
Gordian III AD 225 – AD 244
Gallienus c. AD 218 – AD 268
Porphyry of Tyre c. AD 233 – c. AD 301
Saint Sebastian c. AD 255 – AD 287
Ardashir I AD 180 – c. AD 242
Geta AD 189 – AD 211
Cyprian c. AD 200 – AD 258
Saint Lawrence AD 225 – AD 258
Maximian c. AD 245 – AD 310
Aemilianus AD 207 – AD 253
Probus AD 232 – AD 282
Galerius AD 258 – AD 311
Balbinus AD 178 – AD 238
Tacitus AD 200 – AD 276
Trebonianus Gallus AD 206 – AD 253
Quintillus AD 212 – AD 270
Agatha of Sicily AD 235 – AD 261
Gordian II 190s – AD 238
Zenobia c. AD 240 – AD 274
Hippolytus of Rome c. AD 170 – AD 235
Cecilia of Rome c. AD 200 – c. AD 230
Diadumenian AD 208 – AD 218
Carus c. AD 222 – AD 283
Zhuge Liang AD 181 – AD 234
Florianus AD 232 – AD 276
Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
Carinus AD 250 – AD 285
Hostilian c. AD 232 – AD 251
Lactantius c. AD 240 – c. AD 320
Volusianus AD 230 – AD 253
Numerian AD 254 – AD 284
Ulpian AD 170 – AD 228
Guan Yu AD 160 – AD 220
Herennius Etruscus c. AD 227 – AD 251
Clodius Albinus AD 150 – AD 197
Cao Pi AD 187 – AD 226
Gregory the Illuminator AD 239 – c. AD 327
Saloninus AD 242 – AD 260
Liu Bei AD 161 – AD 223
Sun Quan AD 182 – AD 252
Novatian AD 220 – AD 258
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria AD 250 – AD 326
Herodian c. AD 170 – c. AD 250
Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
Papinian AD 142 – c. AD 212
Vologases V AD 130 – AD 208
Liu Hui c. AD 225 – c. AD 295
Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
Sextus Julius Africanus c. AD 160 – c. AD 240