Who Was Alive

Were Pope Fabian and Diocletian alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Fabian and Diocletian were alive at the same time, from 240s to AD 250.

Pope Fabian

Pope Fabian

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. 200s · died 20 January AD 250

Diocletian

Diocletian

Roman emperor

Born 240s · died 3 December AD 316

  1. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  2. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  3. Caracalla, AD 188 – AD 217
  4. Pope Fabian, c. 200s – AD 250
  5. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  6. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  8. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  9. Saint George, AD 275 – c. AD 303
  10. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373

Pope Fabian and Diocletian 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 Pope Fabian and Diocletian were born

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