Agatha of Sicily

Roman Virgin

Born 8 September AD 235 · died 5 February AD 261, aged 25
Also known as Saint Agatha, Agatha of Catania, St. Agathe

Who was alive at the same time as Agatha of Sicily?

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When Agatha of Sicily was born, Plotinus was 29 or 30, Aurelian was 20, Decius was 33 or 34, Maximinus Thrax was 61 or 62 and Saint Valentine was 59 or 60.

When Agatha of Sicily died, Plotinus was 55 or 56, Aurelian was 46, Anthony the Great was 9 or 10, Constantius Chlorus was 10 or 11 and Pope Marcellus I was 6.

Born during Agatha of Sicily’s lifetime: Diocletian, Arius, Anthony the Great, Constantius Chlorus, Pope Marcellus I, Helena, mother of Constantine I, Saint Sebastian and Maximian.

Not quite contemporaries: Constantine the Great was born about 9 years after Agatha of Sicily died, Saint George was born about 14 years after Agatha of Sicily died, Elagabalus died about 13 years before Agatha of Sicily was born and Severus Alexander died months before Agatha of Sicily was born.

Where Agatha of Sicily’s contemporaries were born

Agatha of Sicily is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (54 of 62 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Agatha of Sicily: Catania
Nagarjuna: South India
Maximinus Thrax: Thrace
Saint Valentine: Terni
Pope Cornelius: Rome
Origen: Alexandria
Pope Dionysius: Roman Empire
Pope Fabian: Rome
Diophantus: Alexandria
Valerian: Roman Empire
Decius: Martinci
Philip the Arab: Shahba
Plotinus: Asyut
Pope Sixtus II: Greece
Mani: Ctesiphon
Claudius Gothicus: Sremska Mitrovica
Aurelian: Sirmium
Diocletian: Doclea
Helena, mother of Constantine I: Helenopolis
Arius: Cyrenaica
Constantius Chlorus: Dardania
Anthony the Great: Coma
Pope Marcellus I: Rome
Gordian I: Phrygia
Gordian III: Rome
Porphyry of Tyre: Tyre
Saint Sebastian: Narbonne
Ardashir I: Istakhr
Saint Lawrence: Osca
Maximian: Sirmium
Aemilianus: Djerba
Probus: Sirmium
Galerius: Dacia
Tacitus: Terni
Trebonianus Gallus: Perugia
Quintillus: Sirmium
Zenobia: Palmyra
Carus: Narbonne
Florianus: Terni
Iamblichus: Qinnasrin
Hostilian: Sremska Mitrovica
Numerian: Nicomedia
Herennius Etruscus: Pannonia
Gregory the Illuminator: Armenia
Saloninus: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
Sun Quan: Zhejiang
Novatian: Phrygia
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria: Alexandria
Herodian: Roman Empire
Paul of Thebes: Egypt
Dionysius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Liu Hui: Zibo
Arnobius: El Kef
Sextus Julius Africanus: Aelia Capitolina

Compare Agatha of Sicily

The 61 best-known contemporaries

61 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Agatha of Sicily. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 248.

Nagarjuna c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
Plotinus AD 205 – AD 270
Tertullian c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
Diocletian 240s – AD 316
Aurelian AD 214 – AD 275
Origen c. AD 184 – AD 254
Pope Sixtus II c. AD 215 – AD 258
Pope Dionysius c. AD 200 – AD 268
Diophantus c. AD 200 – c. AD 284
Pope Cornelius c. AD 180 – AD 253
Pope Fabian c. 200s – AD 250
Arius 250s – AD 336
Decius AD 201 – AD 251
Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
Philip the Arab c. AD 204 – AD 249
Constantius Chlorus AD 250 – AD 306
Valerian c. AD 199 – c. AD 265
Mani c. AD 216 – c. AD 276
Pope Marcellus I AD 255 – AD 309
Maximinus Thrax AD 173 – AD 238
Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
Saint Valentine AD 175 – AD 273
Claudius Gothicus AD 214 – AD 270
Gordian I AD 159 – AD 238
Gordian III AD 225 – AD 244
Gallienus c. AD 218 – AD 268
Porphyry of Tyre c. AD 233 – c. AD 301
Saint Sebastian c. AD 255 – AD 287
Ardashir I AD 180 – c. AD 242
Cyprian c. AD 200 – AD 258
Saint Lawrence AD 225 – AD 258
Maximian c. AD 245 – AD 310
Aemilianus AD 207 – AD 253
Probus AD 232 – AD 282
Galerius AD 258 – AD 311
Balbinus AD 178 – AD 238
Tacitus AD 200 – AD 276
Trebonianus Gallus AD 206 – AD 253
Quintillus AD 212 – AD 270
Gordian II 190s – AD 238
Zenobia c. AD 240 – AD 274
Carus c. AD 222 – AD 283
Florianus AD 232 – AD 276
Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
Carinus AD 250 – AD 285
Hostilian c. AD 232 – AD 251
Lactantius c. AD 240 – c. AD 320
Volusianus AD 230 – AD 253
Numerian AD 254 – AD 284
Herennius Etruscus c. AD 227 – AD 251
Gregory the Illuminator AD 239 – c. AD 327
Saloninus AD 242 – AD 260
Sun Quan AD 182 – AD 252
Novatian AD 220 – AD 258
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria AD 250 – AD 326
Herodian c. AD 170 – c. AD 250
Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
Dionysius of Alexandria AD 190 – AD 264
Liu Hui c. AD 225 – c. AD 295
Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
Sextus Julius Africanus c. AD 160 – c. AD 240