Who Was Alive

Were Marcus Aurelius and Maximinus Thrax alive at the same time?

Yes. Marcus Aurelius and Maximinus Thrax were alive at the same time for 6 or 7 years, from AD 173 to AD 180.

Marcus Aurelius was 51 or 52 when Maximinus Thrax was born.

Maximinus Thrax was 6 or 7 when Marcus Aurelius died, aged 58.

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

Roman emperor

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

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

Marcus Aurelius 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 Marcus Aurelius and Maximinus Thrax were born

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