Who Was Alive

Were Plotinus and Gordian III alive at the same time?

Yes. Plotinus and Gordian III were alive at the same time for 19 years, from AD 225 to AD 244.

Plotinus was 19 or 20 when Gordian III was born.

Plotinus was 38 or 39 when Gordian III died, aged 19.

Plotinus

Plotinus

Roman philosopher

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

Gordian III

Gordian III

Roman emperor

Born 20 January AD 225 · died 11 February AD 244, aged 19

  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. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  8. Gordian III, AD 225 – AD 244
  9. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316

Plotinus and Gordian III 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 Gordian III were born

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