Who Was Alive

Were Marcus Aurelius and Septimius Severus alive at the same time?

Yes. Marcus Aurelius and Septimius Severus were alive at the same time for 33 or 34 years, from AD 146 to AD 180.

Marcus Aurelius was 24 or 25 when Septimius Severus was born.

Septimius Severus was 33 or 34 when Marcus Aurelius died, aged 58.

Marcus Aurelius

16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher

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

Septimius Severus

Roman emperor from 193 to 211

Born AD 146 · died 4 February AD 211, aged 64 or 65

  1. Epictetus
  2. Hadrian
  3. Ptolemy
  4. Lucian of Samosata
  5. Marcus Aurelius
  6. Septimius Severus
  7. Nagarjuna
  8. Plotinus
Marcus Aurelius and Septimius Severus 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.