Who Was Alive

Were Plotinus and Pope Sixtus II alive at the same time?

Yes. Plotinus and Pope Sixtus II were alive at the same time, from c. AD 215 to AD 258.

Plotinus was 52 or 53 when Pope Sixtus II died.

Plotinus

Plotinus

Roman philosopher

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

Pope Sixtus II

Pope Sixtus II

Roman Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 215 · died 6 August AD 258

  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. Pope Sixtus II, c. AD 215 – AD 258
  7. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  8. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316

Plotinus and Pope Sixtus II 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 Pope Sixtus II were born

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