Porphyry of Tyre

Roman philosopher

Born c. AD 233 · died c. AD 301
Also known as Porphyry, Malchus

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Born during Porphyry of Tyre’s lifetime: Constantine the Great, Diocletian, Saint George, Athanasius of Alexandria, Arius, Eusebius, Anthony the Great and Constantius Chlorus.

Not quite contemporaries: Caracalla died about 14 years before Porphyry of Tyre was born, Elagabalus died about 9 years before Porphyry of Tyre was born, Pope Damasus I was born about a year after Porphyry of Tyre died and Martin of Tours was born about 12 years after Porphyry of Tyre died.

Where Porphyry of Tyre’s contemporaries were born

Porphyry of Tyre is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (72 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Porphyry of Tyre: Tyre
Nagarjuna: South India
Pope Cornelius: Rome
Origen: Alexandria
Pope Dionysius: Roman Empire
Pope Fabian: Rome
Diophantus: Alexandria
Valerian: Roman Empire
Decius: Martinci
Philip the Arab: Shahba
Plotinus: Asyut
Pope Sixtus II: Greece
Mani: Ctesiphon
Aurelian: Sirmium
Diocletian: Doclea
Arius: Cyrenaica
Constantius Chlorus: Dardania
Anthony the Great: Coma
Pope Marcellus I: Rome
Eusebius: Caesarea Maritima
Constantine the Great: Niš
Saint George: Kayseri
Athanasius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Maximinus Thrax: Thrace
Helena, mother of Constantine I: Helenopolis
Saint Lucy: Syracuse
Saint Valentine: Terni
Claudius Gothicus: Sremska Mitrovica
Catherine of Alexandria: Alexandria
Gordian I: Phrygia
Gordian III: Rome
Licinius: Felix Romuliana
Saint Sebastian: Narbonne
Ardashir I: Istakhr
Saint Lawrence: Osca
Maximian: Sirmium
Aemilianus: Djerba
Probus: Sirmium
Galerius: Dacia
Tacitus: Terni
Trebonianus Gallus: Perugia
Quintillus: Sirmium
Agatha of Sicily: Catania
Saint Barbara: Nicomedia
Maxentius: Rome
Agnes of Rome: Rome
Zenobia: Palmyra
Carus: Narbonne
Florianus: Terni
Iamblichus: Qinnasrin
Hostilian: Sremska Mitrovica
Maximinus Daza: Gamzigrad
Numerian: Nicomedia
Pappus of Alexandria: Alexandria
Margaret the Virgin: Antioch of Pisidia
Herennius Etruscus: Pannonia
Gregory the Illuminator: Armenia
Saloninus: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
Sun Quan: Zhejiang
Novatian: Phrygia
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pachomius the Great: Esna
Herodian: Roman Empire
Paul of Thebes: Egypt
Saint Pantaleon: Nicomedia
Januarius: Benevento
Saint Nino: Cappadocia
Dionysius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Liu Hui: Zibo
Arnobius: El Kef
Saint Marinus: Dalmatia
Sextus Julius Africanus: Aelia Capitolina

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The 82 best-known contemporaries

82 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Porphyry of Tyre. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 268.

Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
Nagarjuna c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
Plotinus AD 205 – AD 270
Tertullian c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
Diocletian 240s – AD 316
Saint George AD 275 – c. AD 303
Aurelian AD 214 – AD 275
Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
Origen c. AD 184 – AD 254
Pope Sixtus II c. AD 215 – AD 258
Pope Dionysius c. AD 200 – AD 268
Diophantus c. AD 200 – c. AD 284
Pope Cornelius c. AD 180 – AD 253
Pope Fabian c. 200s – AD 250
Arius 250s – AD 336
Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
Decius AD 201 – AD 251
Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
Philip the Arab c. AD 204 – AD 249
Constantius Chlorus AD 250 – AD 306
Valerian c. AD 199 – c. AD 265
Mani c. AD 216 – c. AD 276
Pope Marcellus I AD 255 – AD 309
Maximinus Thrax AD 173 – AD 238
Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
Saint Lucy c. AD 283 – AD 304
Saint Valentine AD 175 – AD 273
Claudius Gothicus AD 214 – AD 270
Catherine of Alexandria c. AD 285 – AD 305
Gordian I AD 159 – AD 238
Gordian III AD 225 – AD 244
Licinius c. AD 263 – AD 325
Gallienus c. AD 218 – AD 268
Saint Sebastian c. AD 255 – AD 287
Ardashir I AD 180 – c. AD 242
Cyprian c. AD 200 – AD 258
Saint Lawrence AD 225 – AD 258
Maximian c. AD 245 – AD 310
Aemilianus AD 207 – AD 253
Probus AD 232 – AD 282
Galerius AD 258 – AD 311
Balbinus AD 178 – AD 238
Tacitus AD 200 – AD 276
Trebonianus Gallus AD 206 – AD 253
Quintillus AD 212 – AD 270
Agatha of Sicily AD 235 – AD 261
Saint Barbara AD 273 – AD 306
Maxentius AD 278 – AD 312
Agnes of Rome c. AD 291 – AD 304
Gordian II 190s – AD 238
Zenobia c. AD 240 – AD 274
Carus c. AD 222 – AD 283
Florianus AD 232 – AD 276
Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
Carinus AD 250 – AD 285
Hostilian c. AD 232 – AD 251
Lactantius c. AD 240 – c. AD 320
Maximinus Daza AD 270 – AD 313
Volusianus AD 230 – AD 253
Numerian AD 254 – AD 284
Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
Margaret the Virgin c. AD 292 – c. AD 307
Herennius Etruscus c. AD 227 – AD 251
Gregory the Illuminator AD 239 – c. AD 327
Saloninus AD 242 – AD 260
Sun Quan AD 182 – AD 252
Novatian AD 220 – AD 258
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria AD 250 – AD 326
Pachomius the Great AD 292 – AD 348
Herodian c. AD 170 – c. AD 250
Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
Saint Pantaleon c. AD 280 – AD 305
Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
Januarius AD 272 – AD 305
Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
Dionysius of Alexandria AD 190 – AD 264
Liu Hui c. AD 225 – c. AD 295
Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
Sextus Julius Africanus c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376
Saint Vitus AD 290 – AD 303