Who Was Alive

Were Ambrose and Hypatia alive at the same time?

Yes. Ambrose and Hypatia were alive at the same time, from c. AD 360 to AD 397.

Ambrose

Roman theologian and Bishop of Milan

Born c. AD 339 · died 4 April AD 397

Hypatia

Greek Neoplatonist philosopher

Born c. AD 360 · died March AD 415

  1. Julian
  2. Ambrose
  3. Jerome
  4. John Chrysostom
  5. Augustine of Hippo
  6. Hypatia
  7. Leo I
Ambrose and Hypatia 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.