Who Was Alive

Were Pertinax and Nagarjuna alive at the same time?

Yes. Pertinax and Nagarjuna were alive at the same time, from c. AD 150 to AD 193.

Pertinax

Pertinax

Roman emperor

Born 1 August AD 126 · died 28 March AD 193, aged 66

Nagarjuna

Philosopher

Born c. AD 150 · died c. AD 250

  1. Hadrian, AD 76 – AD 138
  2. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  3. Lucian, c. AD 120 – c. AD 180
  4. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  5. Pertinax, AD 126 – AD 193
  6. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  7. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  8. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Pertinax and Nagarjuna 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 Pertinax and Nagarjuna were born

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