Who Was Alive

Were Pope Stephen III and Abu Nuwas alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Stephen III and Abu Nuwas were alive at the same time, from AD 753–762 to AD 772.

Pope Stephen III

Pope Stephen III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 720 · died 24 January AD 772

Abu Nuwas

Abu Nuwas

Poet

Born AD 753–762 · died AD 814

  1. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  3. Pope Stephen III, c. AD 720 – AD 772
  4. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  5. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  6. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  7. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809
  8. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850

Pope Stephen III and Abu Nuwas 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 Stephen III and Abu Nuwas were born

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