Who Was Alive

Were Nagarjuna and Geta alive at the same time?

Yes. Nagarjuna and Geta were alive at the same time for 22 years, from AD 189 to AD 211.

Nagarjuna

Philosopher

Born c. AD 150 · died c. AD 250

Geta

Geta

Roman emperor

Born 7 March AD 189 · died 26 December AD 211, aged 22

  1. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  2. Lucian, c. AD 120 – c. AD 180
  3. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  4. Septimius Severus, AD 146 – AD 211
  5. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  6. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  7. Caracalla, AD 188 – AD 217
  8. Geta, AD 189 – AD 211
  9. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Nagarjuna and Geta 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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Events both lived through

Where Nagarjuna and Geta were born

Nagarjuna and Geta 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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