Who Was Alive

Were Lucian and Cao Cao alive at the same time?

Yes. Lucian and Cao Cao were alive at the same time, from AD 155 to c. AD 180.

Lucian

Lucian

Satirist

Born c. AD 120 · died c. AD 180

Cao Cao

Cao Cao

Chinese poet

Born AD 155 · died AD 220

  1. Epictetus, c. AD 50 – c. AD 131
  2. Hadrian, AD 76 – AD 138
  3. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  4. Lucian, c. AD 120 – c. AD 180
  5. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  6. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  7. Cao Cao, AD 155 – AD 220
  8. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Lucian and Cao Cao 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 Lucian and Cao Cao were born

Lucian and Cao Cao are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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