Who Was Alive

Were Plotinus and Porphyry of Tyre alive at the same time?

Yes. Plotinus and Porphyry of Tyre were alive at the same time, from c. AD 233 to AD 270.

Plotinus

Plotinus

Roman philosopher

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

Porphyry of Tyre

Porphyry of Tyre

Roman philosopher

Born c. AD 233 · died c. AD 301

  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. Porphyry of Tyre, c. AD 233 – c. AD 301
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  8. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337

Plotinus and Porphyry of Tyre 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 Porphyry of Tyre were born

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