Who Was Alive

Were Septimius Severus and Severus Alexander alive at the same time?

Yes. Septimius Severus and Severus Alexander were alive at the same time for 2 years, from AD 208 to AD 211.

Septimius Severus was 61 or 62 when Severus Alexander was born.

Severus Alexander was 2 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

Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander

Roman emperor

Born 1 October AD 208 · died 19 March AD 235, aged 26

  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. Severus Alexander, AD 208 – AD 235

Septimius Severus and Severus Alexander 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 Severus Alexander were born

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