Who Was Alive

Were Origen and Plotinus alive at the same time?

Yes. Origen and Plotinus were alive at the same time for 48 or 49 years, from AD 205 to AD 254.

Plotinus was 48 or 49 when Origen died.

Origen

Origen

Roman theologian

Born AD 183–185 · died AD 254

Plotinus

Plotinus

Roman philosopher

Born AD 205 · died AD 270, aged 64 or 65

  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. Caracalla, AD 188 – AD 217
  6. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316

Origen and Plotinus 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 Origen and Plotinus were born

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