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Were Nagarjuna and Maximinus Thrax alive at the same time?

Yes. Nagarjuna and Maximinus Thrax were alive at the same time for 64 or 65 years, from AD 173 to AD 238.

Nagarjuna

Philosopher

Born c. AD 150 · died c. AD 250

Maximinus Thrax

Maximinus Thrax

Roman emperor

Born AD 173 · died 10 May AD 238, aged 64 or 65

  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. Maximinus Thrax, AD 173 – AD 238
  7. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Nagarjuna and Maximinus Thrax 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 Maximinus Thrax were born

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