Who Was Alive

Were Aryabhata and Pope Agapetus I alive at the same time?

Yes. Aryabhata and Pope Agapetus I were alive at the same time, from 490s to AD 536.

Aryabhata was 59 or 60 when Pope Agapetus I died.

Aryabhata

Aryabhata

Astronomer

Born AD 476 · died AD 550

Pope Agapetus I

Pope Agapetus I

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 490s · died 22 April AD 536

  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. Pope Agapetus I, 490s – AD 536
  7. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604

Aryabhata and Pope Agapetus I 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 Pope Agapetus I were born

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