Who Was Alive

Were Plotinus and Arius alive at the same time?

Yes. Plotinus and Arius were alive at the same time, from 250s to AD 270.

Plotinus

Plotinus

Roman philosopher

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

Arius

Arius

Roman presbyter

Born 250s · died AD 336

  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. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  6. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  7. Arius, 250s – AD 336
  8. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  9. Saint George, AD 275 – c. AD 303
  10. Julian, AD 331 – AD 363

Plotinus and Arius 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 Plotinus and Arius were born

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