Who Was Alive

Were Septimius Severus and Elagabalus alive at the same time?

Yes. Septimius Severus and Elagabalus were alive at the same time for 7 years, from AD 203 to AD 211.

Septimius Severus was 56 or 57 when Elagabalus was born.

Elagabalus was 7 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

Elagabalus

Elagabalus

Roman emperor

Born 20 March AD 203 · died 11 March AD 222, aged 18

  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. Elagabalus, AD 203 – AD 222
  9. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Septimius Severus and Elagabalus 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 Elagabalus were born

Septimius Severus and Elagabalus 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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