Who Was Alive

Were Plotinus and Severus Alexander alive at the same time?

Yes. Plotinus and Severus Alexander were alive at the same time for 26 years, from AD 208 to AD 235.

Plotinus was 2 or 3 when Severus Alexander was born.

Plotinus was 29 or 30 when Severus Alexander died, aged 26.

Plotinus

Plotinus

Roman philosopher

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

Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander

Roman emperor

Born 1 October AD 208 · died 19 March AD 235, aged 26

  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. Severus Alexander, AD 208 – AD 235
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316

Plotinus and Severus Alexander 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 Severus Alexander were born

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