Who Was Alive

Were Geta and Plotinus alive at the same time?

Yes. Geta and Plotinus were alive at the same time for 5 or 6 years, from AD 205 to AD 211.

Geta was 15 or 16 when Plotinus was born.

Plotinus was 5 or 6 when Geta died, aged 22.

Geta

Geta

Roman emperor

Born 7 March AD 189 · died 26 December AD 211, aged 22

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. Geta, AD 189 – AD 211
  6. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316

Geta 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 Geta and Plotinus were born

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