Who Was Alive

Were Plotinus and Mani alive at the same time?

Yes. Plotinus and Mani were alive at the same time, from c. AD 216 to AD 270.

Plotinus

Plotinus

Roman philosopher

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

Mani

Mani

Prophet

Born c. AD 216 · died AD 274–277

  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. Mani, c. AD 216 – c. AD 276
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  8. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337

Plotinus and Mani 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 Mani were born

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