Who Was Alive

Were Diophantus and Plotinus alive at the same time?

Yes. Diophantus and Plotinus were alive at the same time for 64 or 65 years, from AD 205 to AD 270.

Diophantus

Diophantus

Roman mathematician

Born c. AD 200 · died c. AD 284

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. Diophantus, c. AD 200 – c. AD 284
  6. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  8. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337

Diophantus 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 Diophantus and Plotinus were born

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