Who Was Alive

Were Tertullian and Decius alive at the same time?

Yes. Tertullian and Decius were alive at the same time, from AD 201 to c. AD 240.

Tertullian

Tertullian

Roman theologian and writer

Born c. AD 160 · died c. AD 240

Decius

Decius

Roman emperor

Born AD 201 · died 1 July AD 251, aged 49 or 50

  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. Decius, AD 201 – AD 251
  8. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  9. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316

Tertullian and Decius 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 Decius were born

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