Who Was Alive

Were Lucian of Samosata and Septimius Severus alive at the same time?

Yes. Lucian of Samosata and Septimius Severus were alive at the same time, from AD 146 to c. AD 180.

Lucian of Samosata

2nd-century Syrian satirist and rhetorician

Born c. AD 120 · died c. AD 180

Septimius Severus

Roman emperor from 193 to 211

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

  1. Epictetus
  2. Hadrian
  3. Ptolemy
  4. Lucian of Samosata
  5. Marcus Aurelius
  6. Septimius Severus
  7. Nagarjuna
  8. Plotinus
Lucian of Samosata and Septimius Severus in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.