Who Was Alive

Were Lucian and Maximinus Thrax alive at the same time?

Yes. Lucian and Maximinus Thrax were alive at the same time, from AD 173 to c. AD 180.

Lucian

Lucian

Satirist

Born c. AD 120 · died c. AD 180

Maximinus Thrax

Maximinus Thrax

Roman emperor

Born AD 173 · died 10 May AD 238, aged 64 or 65

  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. Maximinus Thrax, AD 173 – AD 238
  9. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Lucian and Maximinus Thrax 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 Maximinus Thrax were born

Lucian and Maximinus Thrax are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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