Who Was Alive

Were Nagarjuna and Aurelian alive at the same time?

Yes. Nagarjuna and Aurelian were alive at the same time, from AD 214 to c. AD 250.

Nagarjuna

Philosopher

Born c. AD 150 · died c. AD 250

Aurelian

Aurelian

Roman emperor

Born 9 September AD 214 · died AD 275, aged 61

  1. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  2. Lucian, c. AD 120 – c. AD 180
  3. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  4. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  5. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  6. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  7. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  8. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  9. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337

Nagarjuna and Aurelian 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 Nagarjuna and Aurelian were born

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