Who Was Alive

Were Lucian and Macrinus alive at the same time?

Yes. Lucian and Macrinus were alive at the same time, from AD 164–165 to c. AD 180.

Lucian

Lucian

Satirist

Born c. AD 120 · died c. AD 180

Macrinus

Macrinus

Roman emperor

Born AD 164–165 · died AD 218

  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. Macrinus, c. AD 164 – AD 218
  8. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Lucian and Macrinus 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 Macrinus were born

Lucian and Macrinus 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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