Who Was Alive

Were Lucian and Commodus alive at the same time?

Yes. Lucian and Commodus were alive at the same time, from AD 161 to c. AD 180.

Lucian

Lucian

Satirist

Born c. AD 120 · died c. AD 180

Commodus

Commodus

Roman emperor

Born 31 August AD 161 · died 31 December AD 192, aged 31

  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. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  8. Commodus, AD 161 – AD 192

Lucian and Commodus 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 Commodus were born

Lucian and Commodus 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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