Who Was Alive

Were Constantine the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus alive at the same time?

Yes. Constantine the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus were alive at the same time, from AD 329–330 to AD 337.

Constantine the Great

Constantine the Great

Roman emperor

Born c. AD 272 · died 22 May AD 337

Gregory of Nazianzus

Roman theologian

Born AD 329–330 · died AD 389–390

  1. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  2. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  3. Saint George, AD 275 – c. AD 303
  4. Gregory of Nazianzus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
  5. Basil of Caesarea, AD 329 – AD 379
  6. Julian, AD 331 – AD 363
  7. Jerome, c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  8. John Chrysostom, c. AD 350 – AD 407
  9. Augustine of Hippo, AD 354 – AD 430
  10. Hypatia, c. AD 360 – AD 415

Constantine the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus 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 Gregory of Nazianzus were born

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