Who Was Alive

Were Plotinus and Gallienus alive at the same time?

Yes. Plotinus and Gallienus were alive at the same time, from c. AD 218 to AD 268.

Plotinus was 62 or 63 when Gallienus died.

Plotinus

Plotinus

Roman philosopher

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

Gallienus

Gallienus

Roman emperor

Born c. AD 218 · died AD 268

  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. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  7. Gallienus, c. AD 218 – AD 268
  8. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316

Plotinus and Gallienus 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 Gallienus were born

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