Who Was Alive

Were Nagarjuna and Porphyry of Tyre alive at the same time?

Yes. Nagarjuna and Porphyry of Tyre were alive at the same time, from c. AD 233 to c. AD 250.

Nagarjuna

Philosopher

Born c. AD 150 · died c. AD 250

Porphyry of Tyre

Porphyry of Tyre

Roman philosopher

Born c. AD 233 · died c. AD 301

  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. Porphyry of Tyre, c. AD 233 – c. AD 301
  8. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  9. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337

Nagarjuna and Porphyry of Tyre 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 Porphyry of Tyre were born

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