Who Was Alive

Were Lucian and Clement of Alexandria alive at the same time?

Yes. Lucian and Clement of Alexandria were alive at the same time, from c. AD 150 to c. AD 180.

Lucian

Lucian

Satirist

Born c. AD 120 · died c. AD 180

Clement of Alexandria

Clement of Alexandria

Roman theologian

Born c. AD 150 · died c. AD 215

  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. Clement of Alexandria, c. AD 150 – c. AD 215
  7. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  8. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Lucian and Clement of Alexandria 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 Clement of Alexandria were born

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