Who Was Alive

Were Lucian of Samosata and Nagarjuna alive at the same time?

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

Lucian of Samosata

2nd-century Syrian satirist and rhetorician

Born c. AD 120 · died c. AD 180

Nagarjuna

3rd-century Indian Buddhist philosopher

Born c. AD 150 · died c. AD 250

  1. Epictetus
  2. Hadrian
  3. Ptolemy
  4. Lucian of Samosata
  5. Marcus Aurelius
  6. Nagarjuna
  7. Tertullian
  8. Plotinus
Lucian of Samosata and Nagarjuna in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.