Who Was Alive

Were Aryabhata and Belisarius alive at the same time?

Yes. Aryabhata and Belisarius were alive at the same time, from c. AD 505 to AD 550.

Aryabhata

Aryabhata

Astronomer

Born AD 476 · died AD 550

Belisarius

Belisarius

Military leader

Born c. AD 505 · died 13 March AD 565

  1. Clovis I, c. AD 466 – AD 511
  2. Aryabhata, AD 476 – AD 550
  3. Boethius, c. AD 480 – AD 524
  4. Benedict of Nursia, AD 480 – AD 547
  5. Justinian I, AD 482 – AD 565
  6. Belisarius, c. AD 505 – AD 565
  7. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604

Aryabhata and Belisarius 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 Aryabhata and Belisarius were born

Aryabhata and Belisarius are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (6 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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