Who Was Alive

Were Constantine the Great and Ammianus Marcellinus alive at the same time?

Yes. Constantine the Great and Ammianus Marcellinus were alive at the same time, from c. AD 330 to AD 337.

Constantine the Great

Constantine the Great

Roman emperor

Born c. AD 272 · died 22 May AD 337

Ammianus Marcellinus

Ammianus Marcellinus

Roman historian and soldier

Born c. AD 330 · died c. AD 395

  1. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  2. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  3. Saint George, AD 275 – c. AD 303
  4. Ammianus Marcellinus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
  5. Basil of Caesarea, AD 329 – AD 379
  6. Gregory of Nazianzus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
  7. Julian, AD 331 – AD 363
  8. Jerome, c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  9. Augustine of Hippo, AD 354 – AD 430
  10. Hypatia, c. AD 360 – AD 415

Constantine the Great and Ammianus Marcellinus 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 Constantine the Great and Ammianus Marcellinus were born

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