Anastasius I Dicorus

Byzantine emperor

Born AD 430 · died 9 July AD 518, aged 87 or 88
Also known as Anastasius I, Dicorus, Anastasius Dicorus

Who was alive at the same time as Anastasius I Dicorus?

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When Anastasius I Dicorus was born, Pope Gelasius I was 19 or 20, Theodosius II was 28 or 29, Cyril of Alexandria was 53 or 54, Valentinian III was 10 or 11 and Zeno was 4 or 5.

When Anastasius I Dicorus died, Justinian I was 36, Aryabhata was 41 or 42, Benedict of Nursia was 38, Theodoric the Great was 64 and Pope Hormisdas was 67 or 68.

Born during Anastasius I Dicorus’s lifetime: Justinian I, Aryabhata, Boethius, Benedict of Nursia, Clovis I, Theodoric the Great, Pope Hormisdas and Pope John I.

Not quite contemporaries: Hypatia died about 15 years before Anastasius I Dicorus was born, Jerome died about 8 years before Anastasius I Dicorus was born, Pope Benedict I was born about 5 years after Anastasius I Dicorus died and Pope Boniface I died about 8 years before Anastasius I Dicorus was born.

Where Anastasius I Dicorus’s contemporaries were born

Anastasius I Dicorus is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (62 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Theodosius II: Constantinople
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Pope Felix III: Rome
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
Pope John I: Siena
Pope John II: Rome
Aryabhata: Pataliputra
Pope Silverius: Frosinone
Boethius: Rome
Benedict of Nursia: Norcia
Justinian I: Tauresium
Pope Agapetus I: Rome
Pope Pelagius I: Rome
Belisarius: Sapareva Banya
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Valentinian III: Ravenna
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Chlothar I: Soissons
Khosrow I: Ardestan
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Theodora: Paphlagonia
Marcian: Thrace
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Leo II: Byzantine Empire
Anthemius: Constantinople
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Childebert I: Reims
Amalasuintha: Ravenna
Libius Severus: Lucania
Abd al-Muttalib: Medina
Totila: Treviso
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Genevieve: Nanterre
Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
John Malalas: Antioch
Syagrius: Lyon
John Cassian: Dobruja
Pulcheria: Constantinople
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Narses: Constantinople
Priscus: Panion
Anthemius of Tralles: Tralleis
Simeon Stylites: Kozan
Sozomen: Beit Lahia
Aelia Eudocia: Athens

Compare Anastasius I Dicorus

The 91 best-known contemporaries

91 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Anastasius I Dicorus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 474.

Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
Boethius c. AD 480 – AD 524
Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
Clovis I c. AD 466 – AD 511
Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
Pope Pelagius I c. AD 505 – AD 561
Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
Saint Patrick c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
Pope Agapetus I 490s – AD 536
Theodosius II AD 401 – AD 450
Belisarius c. AD 505 – AD 565
Pope Hilarius c. AD 415 – AD 468
Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
Julius Nepos AD 430 – AD 480
Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
Nestorius 380s – c. AD 451
Valentinian III AD 419 – AD 455
Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
Chlothar I AD 498 – AD 561
Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Theodora c. AD 500 – AD 548
Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
Majorian 420s – AD 461
Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
Theodoric I AD 393 – AD 451
Petronius Maximus c. AD 396 – AD 455
Avitus AD 395 – AD 457
Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
Leo II AD 467 – AD 474
Anthemius AD 420 – AD 472
Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
Chlodomer c. AD 495 – AD 524
Childebert I c. AD 497 – AD 558
Amalasuintha AD 498 – AD 535
Libius Severus AD 420 – AD 465
Bahram V AD 406 – c. AD 439
Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
Totila c. AD 510 – AD 552
Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
Galla Placidia AD 386 – AD 450
Genevieve AD 423 – AD 502
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
Syagrius c. AD 430 – c. AD 487
Athalaric AD 516 – AD 534
John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
Chlodio c. AD 393 – AD 448
Pulcheria AD 399 – AD 453
Euric AD 420 – AD 484
Theodoric II AD 426 – AD 466
Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
Theudebert I c. AD 500 – AD 548
Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
Thorismund c. AD 420 – AD 453
Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
Simeon Stylites c. AD 390 – AD 459
Sozomen c. AD 400 – c. AD 450
Aelia Eudocia 400s – AD 460
Ricimer AD 405 – AD 472
Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Imru' al-Qais c. AD 501 – c. AD 544
Gildas AD 500 – AD 570
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Saint David AD 512 – AD 589
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501