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Ardashir II
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Ardashir II

Sassanian sovereign

Born 310s · died AD 383

Who was alive at the same time as Ardashir II?

  1. Arius, 250s – AD 336
  2. Anthony the Great, AD 251 – c. AD 357
  3. Eusebius, c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
  4. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  5. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373
  6. Pope Damasus I, AD 305 – AD 384
  7. Pope Liberius, c. AD 310 – AD 366
  8. Ardashir II, 310s – AD 383
  9. Martin of Tours, c. AD 327 – AD 397
  10. Constantius II, AD 317 – AD 361
  11. Valentinian I, AD 321 – AD 375
  12. Ammianus Marcellinus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
  13. Basil of Caesarea, AD 329 – AD 379
  14. Gregory of Nazianzus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
  15. Julian, AD 331 – AD 363
  16. Pope Siricius, AD 334 – AD 399
  17. Ambrose, c. AD 339 – AD 397
  18. Pope Anastasius I, AD 340 – AD 401
  19. Jerome, c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  20. John Chrysostom, c. AD 350 – AD 407
  21. Theodosius I, AD 347 – AD 395
  22. Augustine of Hippo, AD 354 – AD 430
  23. Hypatia, c. AD 360 – AD 415
  24. Pope Boniface I, c. AD 370 – AD 422

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When Ardashir II died, Augustine of Hippo was 28 or 29, Theodosius I was 35 or 36, Pope Damasus I was 77 or 78, Pope Siricius was 48 or 49 and Pope Anastasius I was 42 or 43.

Born during Ardashir II’s lifetime: Augustine of Hippo, Hypatia, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Ambrose, Julian, Theodosius I and Basil of Caesarea.

Not quite contemporaries: Saint George died about 5 years before Ardashir II was born, Pope Leo I was born about 5 years after Ardashir II died, Pope Sixtus III was born about 5 years after Ardashir II died and Constantius Chlorus died about 4 years before Ardashir II was born.

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Where Ardashir II’s contemporaries were born

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The 78 best-known contemporaries

78 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Ardashir II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 352.

  1. Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
  2. Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
  3. Hypatia c. AD 360 – AD 415
  4. Jerome c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  5. John Chrysostom c. AD 350 – AD 407
  6. Ambrose c. AD 339 – AD 397
  7. Julian AD 331 – AD 363
  8. Theodosius I AD 347 – AD 395
  9. Basil of Caesarea AD 329 – AD 379
  10. Gregory of Nazianzus c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
  11. Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
  12. Pope Damasus I AD 305 – AD 384
  13. Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
  14. Arius 250s – AD 336
  15. Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
  16. Pope Liberius c. AD 310 – AD 366
  17. Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
  18. Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
  19. Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
  20. Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
  21. Ammianus Marcellinus c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
  22. Pope Anastasius I AD 340 – AD 401
  23. Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
  24. Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
  25. Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
  26. Valens AD 328 – AD 378
  27. Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
  28. Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
  29. Licinius c. AD 263 – AD 325
  30. Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
  31. Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
  32. Ephrem the Syrian c. AD 306 – AD 373
  33. Shapur II c. AD 310 – AD 379
  34. Hilary of Poitiers AD 315 – AD 367
  35. Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
  36. Gratian AD 359 – AD 383
  37. Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
  38. Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
  39. Constans c. AD 322 – AD 350
  40. Claudian c. AD 370 – c. AD 405
  41. Valentinian II AD 371 – AD 392
  42. Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
  43. Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
  44. Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
  45. Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
  46. Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
  47. Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
  48. Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
  49. Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
  50. Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
  51. Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
  52. Saint Monica AD 332 – AD 387
  53. Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
  54. Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
  55. Gregory the Illuminator AD 239 – c. AD 327
  56. Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
  57. Magnentius AD 303 – AD 353
  58. Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
  59. Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
  60. Pope Alexander I of Alexandria AD 250 – AD 326
  61. Pachomius the Great AD 292 – AD 348
  62. John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
  63. Synesius AD 370 – AD 413
  64. Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
  65. Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
  66. Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
  67. Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
  68. Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
  69. Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
  70. Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
  71. Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
  72. Sigeric c. 370s – AD 415
  73. Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
  74. Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
  75. Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
  76. Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
  77. Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
  78. Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376