Who Was Alive

Were Tertullian and Philip the Arab alive at the same time?

Yes. Tertullian and Philip the Arab were alive at the same time, from c. AD 204 to c. AD 240.

Tertullian

Tertullian

Roman theologian and writer

Born c. AD 160 · died c. AD 240

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

Tertullian 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 Tertullian and Philip the Arab were born

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