Who Was Alive

Were Nagarjuna and Diophantus alive at the same time?

Yes. Nagarjuna and Diophantus were alive at the same time, from c. AD 200 to c. AD 250.

Nagarjuna

Philosopher

Born c. AD 150 · died c. AD 250

Diophantus

Diophantus

Roman mathematician

Born c. AD 200 · died c. AD 284

  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. Diophantus, c. AD 200 – c. AD 284
  7. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  8. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  9. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337

Nagarjuna and Diophantus 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 Diophantus were born

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