Who Was Alive

Were Tertullian and Aurelian alive at the same time?

Yes. Tertullian and Aurelian were alive at the same time, from AD 214 to c. AD 240.

Tertullian

Tertullian

Roman theologian and writer

Born c. AD 160 · died c. AD 240

Aurelian

Aurelian

Roman emperor

Born 9 September AD 214 · died AD 275, aged 61

  1. Ptolemy, c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
  2. Lucian, c. AD 120 – c. AD 180
  3. Marcus Aurelius, AD 121 – AD 180
  4. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  5. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  6. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  7. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  8. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  9. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337

Tertullian and Aurelian 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 Tertullian and Aurelian were born

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