Who Was Alive

Were Origen and Diocletian alive at the same time?

Yes. Origen and Diocletian were alive at the same time, from 240s to AD 254.

Origen

Origen

Roman theologian

Born AD 183–185 · died AD 254

Diocletian

Diocletian

Roman emperor

Born 240s · died 3 December AD 316

  1. Septimius Severus, AD 146 – AD 211
  2. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  3. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  4. Origen, c. AD 184 – AD 254
  5. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  6. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  8. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  9. Saint George, AD 275 – c. AD 303
  10. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373

Origen and Diocletian 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 Origen and Diocletian were born

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