Who Was Alive

Were Elagabalus and Plotinus alive at the same time?

Yes. Elagabalus and Plotinus were alive at the same time for 16 or 17 years, from AD 205 to AD 222.

Elagabalus was 1 or 2 when Plotinus was born.

Plotinus was 16 or 17 when Elagabalus died, aged 18.

Elagabalus

Elagabalus

Roman emperor

Born 20 March AD 203 · died 11 March AD 222, aged 18

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. Elagabalus, AD 203 – AD 222
  6. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316

Elagabalus 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 Elagabalus and Plotinus were born

Elagabalus and Plotinus are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (6 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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