Who Was Alive

Were Pope Fabian and Plotinus alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Fabian and Plotinus were alive at the same time, from c. 200s to AD 250.

Plotinus was 44 or 45 when Pope Fabian died.

Pope Fabian

Pope Fabian

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. 200s · died 20 January AD 250

Plotinus

Plotinus

Roman philosopher

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

  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. Pope Fabian, c. 200s – AD 250
  6. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  7. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316

Pope Fabian and Plotinus 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 Plotinus were born

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