Who Was Alive

Were Philip the Arab and Plotinus alive at the same time?

Yes. Philip the Arab and Plotinus were alive at the same time, from c. AD 204 to AD 249.

Plotinus was 43 or 44 when Philip the Arab died.

Philip the Arab

Philip the Arab

Roman emperor

Born c. AD 204 · died AD 249

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. Caracalla, AD 188 – AD 217
  5. Philip the Arab, c. AD 204 – AD 249
  6. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316

Philip the Arab 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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Where Philip the Arab and Plotinus were born

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