Who Was Alive

Were Anthony the Great and Constantine the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Anthony the Great and Constantine the Great were alive at the same time, from c. AD 272 to AD 337.

Anthony the Great was 85 or 86 when Constantine the Great died.

Anthony the Great

Anthony the Great

Roman Christian monk

Born AD 251 · died c. AD 357

Constantine the Great

Constantine the Great

Roman emperor

Born c. AD 272 · died 22 May AD 337

  1. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  2. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  3. Anthony the Great, AD 251 – c. AD 357
  4. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  5. Saint George, AD 275 – c. AD 303
  6. Basil of Caesarea, AD 329 – AD 379
  7. Julian, AD 331 – AD 363
  8. Jerome, c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  9. John Chrysostom, c. AD 350 – AD 407
  10. Augustine of Hippo, AD 354 – AD 430

Anthony the Great and Constantine the Great in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Anthony the Great and Constantine the Great were born

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