Who Was Alive

Were Boethius and Belisarius alive at the same time?

Yes. Boethius and Belisarius were alive at the same time, from c. AD 505 to AD 524.

Boethius

Boethius

Roman philosopher

Born c. AD 480 · died AD 524

Belisarius

Belisarius

Military leader

Born c. AD 505 · died 13 March AD 565

  1. Theodoric the Great, AD 454 – AD 526
  2. Clovis I, c. AD 466 – AD 511
  3. Aryabhata, AD 476 – AD 550
  4. Boethius, c. AD 480 – AD 524
  5. Benedict of Nursia, AD 480 – AD 547
  6. Justinian I, AD 482 – AD 565
  7. Belisarius, c. AD 505 – AD 565
  8. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604

Boethius 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 Boethius and Belisarius were born

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