Who Was Alive

Were Constantine the Great and Athanasius of Alexandria alive at the same time?

Yes. Constantine the Great and Athanasius of Alexandria were alive at the same time for 40 or 41 years, from AD 296 to AD 337.

Athanasius of Alexandria was 40 or 41 when Constantine the Great died.

Constantine the Great

Constantine the Great

Roman emperor

Born c. AD 272 · died 22 May AD 337

Athanasius of Alexandria

Athanasius of Alexandria

Roman hagiographer

Born AD 296 · died 2 May AD 373, aged 76 or 77

  1. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  2. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  3. Saint George, AD 275 – c. AD 303
  4. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373
  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 Athanasius of Alexandria 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 Athanasius of Alexandria were born

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