Epiphanius of Salamis

Roman Christian minister

Born c. AD 315 · died May AD 403
Also known as Epiphanius, St. Epiphanius, Epiphanius of Constantia

Who was alive at the same time as Epiphanius of Salamis?

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When Epiphanius of Salamis died, Augustine of Hippo was 48, Honorius was 18, Theodosius II was 2, Arcadius was 26 and Cyril of Alexandria was 26 or 27.

Born during Epiphanius of Salamis’s lifetime: Augustine of Hippo, Hypatia, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Ambrose, Pope Leo I, Julian and Theodosius I.

Not quite contemporaries: Saint George died about 8 years before Epiphanius of Salamis was born, Pope Gelasius I was born about 7 years after Epiphanius of Salamis died, Pope Simplicius was born about 15 years after Epiphanius of Salamis died and Constantius Chlorus died about 7 years before Epiphanius of Salamis was born.

What happened in Epiphanius of Salamis’s lifetime

Council of Nicaea AD 325

Where Epiphanius of Salamis’s contemporaries were born

Epiphanius of Salamis is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (76 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Arius: Cyrenaica
Anthony the Great: Coma
Eusebius: Caesarea Maritima
Constantine the Great: Niš
Athanasius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pope Damasus I: Egitania
Pope Liberius: Rome
Martin of Tours: Savaria
Constantius II: Sirmium
Ammianus Marcellinus: Antioch
Basil of Caesarea: Kayseri
Gregory of Nazianzus: Nazianzus
Julian: Constantinople
Pope Siricius: Rome
Ambrose: Augusta Treverorum
Jerome: Dalmatia
John Chrysostom: Antioch
Theodosius I: Coca
Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Hypatia: Alexandria
Pope Boniface I: Rome
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Pope Anastasius I: Rome
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Honorius: Istanbul
Theodosius II: Constantinople
Valentinian I: Vinkovci
Arcadius: Hispania
Helena, mother of Constantine I: Helenopolis
Valens: Vinkovci
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Licinius: Felix Romuliana
Constantine II: Arles
Jovian: Singidunum
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Marcian: Thrace
Ephrem the Syrian: Nusaybin
Shapur II: Firuzabad
Hilary of Poitiers: Poitiers
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Gratian: Sirmium
Iamblichus: Qinnasrin
Ulfilas: Dacia
Constans: Italy
Claudian: Alexandria
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Valentinian II: Augusta Treverorum
Pappus of Alexandria: Alexandria
Constantius III: Niš
Cyril of Jerusalem: Jerusalem
Stilicho: Constantinople
Samudragupta: Indraprastha
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Orosius: Braga
Aurelius Victor: Africa
Magnus Maximus: Hispania
Kumārajīva: Kushan Empire
Saint Monica: Thagaste
Pelagius: Roman Britain
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Gregory the Illuminator: Armenia
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
Magnentius: Amiens
Prudentius: Calahorra
Macrobius: Rome
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pachomius the Great: Esna
John Cassian: Dobruja
Synesius: Cyrene
Pulcheria: Constantinople
Paul of Thebes: Egypt

Compare Epiphanius of Salamis

The 97 best-known contemporaries

97 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Epiphanius of Salamis. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 361.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
Hypatia c. AD 360 – AD 415
Jerome c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
John Chrysostom c. AD 350 – AD 407
Ambrose c. AD 339 – AD 397
Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
Julian AD 331 – AD 363
Theodosius I AD 347 – AD 395
Basil of Caesarea AD 329 – AD 379
Gregory of Nazianzus c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
Pope Damasus I AD 305 – AD 384
Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
Arius 250s – AD 336
Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
Pope Liberius c. AD 310 – AD 366
Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
Ammianus Marcellinus c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
Pope Anastasius I AD 340 – AD 401
Saint Patrick c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
Honorius AD 384 – AD 423
Theodosius II AD 401 – AD 450
Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
Valens AD 328 – AD 378
Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
Nestorius 380s – c. AD 451
Licinius c. AD 263 – AD 325
Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
Ephrem the Syrian c. AD 306 – AD 373
Shapur II c. AD 310 – AD 379
Hilary of Poitiers AD 315 – AD 367
Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
Gratian AD 359 – AD 383
Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
Constans c. AD 322 – AD 350
Claudian c. AD 370 – c. AD 405
Lactantius c. AD 240 – c. AD 320
Theodoric I AD 393 – AD 451
Petronius Maximus c. AD 396 – AD 455
Avitus AD 395 – AD 457
Valentinian II AD 371 – AD 392
Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Orosius c. AD 385 – c. AD 418
Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
Saint Monica AD 332 – AD 387
Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
Galla Placidia AD 386 – AD 450
Gregory the Illuminator AD 239 – c. AD 327
Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
Magnentius AD 303 – AD 353
Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria AD 250 – AD 326
Pachomius the Great AD 292 – AD 348
John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
Synesius AD 370 – AD 413
Chlodio c. AD 393 – AD 448
Pulcheria AD 399 – AD 453
Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
Ardashir II 310s – AD 383
Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
Simeon Stylites c. AD 390 – AD 459
Sozomen c. AD 400 – c. AD 450
Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
Sigeric c. 370s – AD 415
Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376