Who Was Alive

Were Marcus Aurelius and Cao Cao alive at the same time?

Yes. Marcus Aurelius and Cao Cao were alive at the same time for 24 or 25 years, from AD 155 to AD 180.

Marcus Aurelius was 33 or 34 when Cao Cao was born.

Cao Cao was 24 or 25 when Marcus Aurelius died, aged 58.

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

Roman emperor

Born 26 April AD 121 · died 17 March AD 180, aged 58

Cao Cao

Cao Cao

Chinese poet

Born AD 155 · died AD 220

  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. Cao Cao, AD 155 – AD 220
  8. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Marcus Aurelius and Cao Cao 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 Marcus Aurelius and Cao Cao were born

Marcus Aurelius and Cao Cao 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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