Who Was Alive

Were Marcus Aurelius and Saint Valentine alive at the same time?

Yes. Marcus Aurelius and Saint Valentine were alive at the same time for 4 or 5 years, from AD 175 to AD 180.

Marcus Aurelius was 53 or 54 when Saint Valentine was born.

Saint Valentine was 4 or 5 when Marcus Aurelius died, aged 58.

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

Roman emperor

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

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

Marcus Aurelius 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 Marcus Aurelius and Saint Valentine were born

Marcus Aurelius 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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