Who Was Alive

Were Lucian of Samosata and Tertullian alive at the same time?

Yes. Lucian of Samosata and Tertullian were alive at the same time, from c. AD 160 to c. AD 180.

Lucian of Samosata

2nd-century Syrian satirist and rhetorician

Born c. AD 120 · died c. AD 180

Tertullian

Roman Christian theologian and writer

Born c. AD 160 · died c. AD 240

  1. Epictetus
  2. Hadrian
  3. Ptolemy
  4. Lucian of Samosata
  5. Marcus Aurelius
  6. Nagarjuna
  7. Tertullian
  8. Plotinus
Lucian of Samosata and Tertullian 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.