Anthony the Great

Roman Christian monk

Born AD 251 · died c. AD 357
Also known as Saint Anthony Abbot, St. Anthony the Great, Antonius abbas

Who was alive at the same time as Anthony the Great?

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When Anthony the Great was born, Plotinus was 45 or 46, Aurelian was 36 or 37, Constantius Chlorus was about a year old, Claudius Gothicus was 36 or 37 and Saint Lawrence was 25 or 26.

Born during Anthony the Great’s lifetime: Augustine of Hippo, Constantine the Great, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Ambrose, Saint George, Julian and Theodosius I.

Not quite contemporaries: Tertullian died about 8 years before Anthony the Great was born, Pope Fabian died about a year before Anthony the Great was born, Pope Boniface I was born about 8 years after Anthony the Great died and Philip the Arab died about 2 years before Anthony the Great was born.

What happened in Anthony the Great’s lifetime

Battle of the Milvian Bridge AD 312Anthony the Great was 60 or 61
Council of Nicaea AD 325Anthony the Great was 73 or 74

Where Anthony the Great’s contemporaries were born

Anthony the Great is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (75 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Anthony the Great: Coma
Pope Cornelius: Rome
Origen: Alexandria
Pope Dionysius: Roman Empire
Diophantus: Alexandria
Plotinus: Asyut
Pope Sixtus II: Greece
Aurelian: Sirmium
Diocletian: Doclea
Arius: Cyrenaica
Eusebius: Caesarea Maritima
Constantine the Great: Niš
Saint George: Kayseri
Athanasius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pope Damasus I: Egitania
Martin of Tours: Savaria
Basil of Caesarea: Kayseri
Gregory of Nazianzus: Nazianzus
Julian: Constantinople
Ambrose: Augusta Treverorum
Jerome: Dalmatia
John Chrysostom: Antioch
Theodosius I: Coca
Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Pope Liberius: Rome
Pope Siricius: Rome
Constantius Chlorus: Dardania
Constantius II: Sirmium
Ammianus Marcellinus: Antioch
Pope Anastasius I: Rome
Valerian: Roman Empire
Mani: Ctesiphon
Pope Marcellus I: Rome
Valentinian I: Vinkovci
Helena, mother of Constantine I: Helenopolis
Saint Lucy: Syracuse
Valens: Vinkovci
Saint Valentine: Terni
Claudius Gothicus: Sremska Mitrovica
Catherine of Alexandria: Alexandria
Licinius: Felix Romuliana
Porphyry of Tyre: Tyre
Saint Sebastian: Narbonne
Constantine II: Arles
Saint Lawrence: Osca
Maximian: Sirmium
Aemilianus: Djerba
Probus: Sirmium
Galerius: Dacia
Tacitus: Terni
Trebonianus Gallus: Perugia
Quintillus: Sirmium
Agatha of Sicily: Catania
Saint Barbara: Nicomedia
Maxentius: Rome
Agnes of Rome: Rome
Jovian: Singidunum
Zenobia: Palmyra
Ephrem the Syrian: Nusaybin
Shapur II: Firuzabad
Hilary of Poitiers: Poitiers
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Carus: Narbonne
Florianus: Terni
Iamblichus: Qinnasrin
Ulfilas: Dacia
Constans: Italy
Maximinus Daza: Gamzigrad
Numerian: Nicomedia
Pappus of Alexandria: Alexandria
Cyril of Jerusalem: Jerusalem
Margaret the Virgin: Antioch of Pisidia
Samudragupta: Indraprastha
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Aurelius Victor: Africa

Compare Anthony the Great

The 109 best-known contemporaries

109 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Anthony the Great. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 303.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
Jerome c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
John Chrysostom c. AD 350 – AD 407
Plotinus AD 205 – AD 270
Ambrose c. AD 339 – AD 397
Diocletian 240s – AD 316
Saint George AD 275 – c. AD 303
Julian AD 331 – AD 363
Theodosius I AD 347 – AD 395
Basil of Caesarea AD 329 – AD 379
Gregory of Nazianzus c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
Aurelian AD 214 – AD 275
Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
Pope Damasus I AD 305 – AD 384
Origen c. AD 184 – AD 254
Pope Sixtus II c. AD 215 – AD 258
Pope Dionysius c. AD 200 – AD 268
Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
Diophantus c. AD 200 – c. AD 284
Pope Cornelius c. AD 180 – AD 253
Arius 250s – AD 336
Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
Pope Liberius c. AD 310 – AD 366
Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
Constantius Chlorus AD 250 – AD 306
Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
Ammianus Marcellinus c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
Pope Anastasius I AD 340 – AD 401
Valerian c. AD 199 – c. AD 265
Mani c. AD 216 – c. AD 276
Pope Marcellus I AD 255 – AD 309
Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
Saint Lucy c. AD 283 – AD 304
Valens AD 328 – AD 378
Saint Valentine AD 175 – AD 273
Claudius Gothicus AD 214 – AD 270
Catherine of Alexandria c. AD 285 – AD 305
Licinius c. AD 263 – AD 325
Gallienus c. AD 218 – AD 268
Porphyry of Tyre c. AD 233 – c. AD 301
Saint Sebastian c. AD 255 – AD 287
Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
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
Tacitus AD 200 – AD 276
Trebonianus Gallus AD 206 – AD 253
Quintillus AD 212 – AD 270
Agatha of Sicily AD 235 – AD 261
Saint Barbara AD 273 – AD 306
Maxentius AD 278 – AD 312
Agnes of Rome c. AD 291 – AD 304
Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
Zenobia c. AD 240 – AD 274
Ephrem the Syrian c. AD 306 – AD 373
Shapur II c. AD 310 – AD 379
Hilary of Poitiers AD 315 – AD 367
Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
Carus c. AD 222 – AD 283
Florianus AD 232 – AD 276
Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
Carinus AD 250 – AD 285
Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
Constans c. AD 322 – AD 350
Lactantius c. AD 240 – c. AD 320
Maximinus Daza AD 270 – AD 313
Volusianus AD 230 – AD 253
Numerian AD 254 – AD 284
Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
Margaret the Virgin c. AD 292 – c. AD 307
Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
Saint Monica AD 332 – AD 387
Gregory the Illuminator AD 239 – c. AD 327
Saloninus AD 242 – AD 260
Sun Quan AD 182 – AD 252
Novatian AD 220 – AD 258
Magnentius AD 303 – AD 353
Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria AD 250 – AD 326
Pachomius the Great AD 292 – AD 348
Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
Saint Pantaleon c. AD 280 – AD 305
Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
Ardashir II 310s – AD 383
Januarius AD 272 – AD 305
Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
Dionysius of Alexandria AD 190 – AD 264
Liu Hui c. AD 225 – c. AD 295
Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376
Saint Vitus AD 290 – AD 303