Athalaric

Monarch of Italy

Born AD 516 · died 2 October AD 534, aged 17 or 18

Who was alive at the same time as Athalaric?

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When Athalaric was born, Justinian I was 33 or 34, Aryabhata was 39 or 40, Benedict of Nursia was 35 or 36, Theodoric the Great was 61 or 62 and Pope Hormisdas was 65 or 66.

When Athalaric died, Justinian I was 52, Aryabhata was 57 or 58, Benedict of Nursia was 54, Pope John II was 63 or 64 and Pope Silverius was 56 or 57.

Born during Athalaric’s lifetime: Pope Pelagius II, Pope Benedict I, Pope Sabinian, Justin II, Tiberius II Constantine, Columba, Charibert I and Radegund.

Not quite contemporaries: Pope Gregory I was born about 4 years after Athalaric died, Clovis I died about 5 years before Athalaric was born, Pope Symmachus died about 2 years before Athalaric was born and Pope Boniface IV was born about 14 years after Athalaric died.

Where Athalaric’s contemporaries were born

Athalaric is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (40 of 49 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Pope John I: Siena
Pope John II: Rome
Aryabhata: Pataliputra
Pope Silverius: Frosinone
Boethius: Rome
Benedict of Nursia: Norcia
Justinian I: Tauresium
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Pope Agapetus I: Rome
Theodora: Paphlagonia
Chlothar I: Soissons
Khosrow I: Ardestan
Pope Pelagius I: Rome
Belisarius: Sapareva Banya
Pope Pelagius II: Rome
Justin II: Constantinople
Tiberius II Constantine: Thrace
Pope Benedict I: Rome
Pope Sabinian: Blera
Columba: County Donegal
Childebert I: Reims
Amalasuintha: Ravenna
Abd al-Muttalib: Medina
Totila: Treviso
Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
John Malalas: Antioch
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Narses: Constantinople
Anthemius of Tralles: Tralleis
Clotilde: Lyon
Gelimer: Africa
Radegund: Erfurt
Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
Imru' al-Qais: Najd
Gildas: Cheshire
Brigid of Kildare: Faughart
Saint David: Pembrokeshire

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The 48 best-known contemporaries

48 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Athalaric. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 525.

Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
Boethius c. AD 480 – AD 524
Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
Pope Pelagius II c. AD 520 – AD 590
Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
Pope Pelagius I c. AD 505 – AD 561
Pope Benedict I c. AD 526 – AD 579
Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
Pope Agapetus I 490s – AD 536
Belisarius c. AD 505 – AD 565
Pope Sabinian c. AD 530 – AD 606
Chlothar I AD 498 – AD 561
Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Theodora c. AD 500 – AD 548
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Justin II c. AD 520 – AD 578
Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
Tiberius II Constantine c. AD 520 – AD 582
Columba AD 521 – AD 597
Chlodomer c. AD 495 – AD 524
Childebert I c. AD 497 – AD 558
Amalasuintha AD 498 – AD 535
Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
Totila c. AD 510 – AD 552
Charibert I c. AD 520 – c. AD 568
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
Theudebert I c. AD 500 – AD 548
Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
Radegund AD 518 – AD 587
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Imru' al-Qais c. AD 501 – c. AD 544
Gildas AD 500 – AD 570
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Saint David AD 512 – AD 589
Alboin c. AD 529 – AD 572