Who Was Alive

Were Lucian and Saint Valentine alive at the same time?

Yes. Lucian and Saint Valentine were alive at the same time, from AD 175 to c. AD 180.

Lucian

Lucian

Satirist

Born c. AD 120 · died c. AD 180

Saint Valentine

Saint Valentine

Roman physician

Born AD 175 · died 14 February AD 273, aged 97 or 98

  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. Saint Valentine, AD 175 – AD 273
  9. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Lucian and Saint Valentine 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 Saint Valentine were born

Lucian and Saint Valentine 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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