Who Was Alive

Were Septimius Severus and Philip the Arab alive at the same time?

Yes. Septimius Severus and Philip the Arab were alive at the same time, from c. AD 204 to AD 211.

Septimius Severus

Septimius Severus

Roman emperor

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

Philip the Arab

Philip the Arab

Roman emperor

Born c. AD 204 · died AD 249

  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. Philip the Arab, c. AD 204 – AD 249
  9. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270

Septimius Severus and Philip the Arab 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 Philip the Arab were born

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