Who Was Alive

Were Septimius Severus and Caracalla alive at the same time?

Yes. Septimius Severus and Caracalla were alive at the same time for 22 years, from AD 188 to AD 211.

Septimius Severus was 41 or 42 when Caracalla was born.

Caracalla was 22 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

Caracalla

Caracalla

Roman emperor

Born 4 April AD 188 · died 8 April AD 217, aged 29

  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. Caracalla, AD 188 – AD 217
  8. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  9. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275

Septimius Severus and Caracalla 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 Caracalla were born

Septimius Severus and Caracalla are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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