Who Was Alive

Were Septimius Severus and Ardashir I alive at the same time?

Yes. Septimius Severus and Ardashir I were alive at the same time for 30 or 31 years, from AD 180 to AD 211.

Septimius Severus was 33 or 34 when Ardashir I was born.

Ardashir I was 30 or 31 when Septimius Severus died, aged 64 or 65.

Septimius Severus

Septimius Severus

Roman emperor

Born AD 146 · died 4 February AD 211, aged 64 or 65

Ardashir I

Ardashir I

Sassanian politician

Born AD 180 · died AD 241–242

  1. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  2. Lucian, c. AD 120 – c. AD 180
  3. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  4. Septimius Severus, AD 146 – AD 211
  5. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  6. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  7. Ardashir I, AD 180 – c. AD 242
  8. Caracalla, AD 188 – AD 217
  9. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Septimius Severus and Ardashir I 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 Septimius Severus and Ardashir I were born

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