Ermanaric

King of the Ostrogoths

Born c. AD 291 · died c. AD 376
Also known as Ermenrichus, Hermenerig, Hermenericus

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Born during Ermanaric’s lifetime: Augustine of Hippo, Hypatia, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Ambrose, Julian, Theodosius I and Basil of Caesarea.

Not quite contemporaries: Pope Leo I was born about 9 years after Ermanaric died, Aurelian died about 13 years before Ermanaric was born, Diophantus died about a year before Ermanaric was born and Pope Sixtus III was born about 9 years after Ermanaric died.

What happened in Ermanaric’s lifetime

Battle of the Milvian Bridge AD 312
Council of Nicaea AD 325

Where Ermanaric’s contemporaries were born

Ermanaric 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

Diocletian: Doclea
Arius: Cyrenaica
Constantius Chlorus: Dardania
Anthony the Great: Coma
Eusebius: Caesarea Maritima
Constantine the Great: Niš
Saint George: Kayseri
Athanasius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pope Damasus I: Egitania
Pope Liberius: Rome
Martin of Tours: Savaria
Constantius II: Sirmium
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
Ammianus Marcellinus: Antioch
Pope Anastasius I: Rome
Pope Marcellus I: Rome
Valentinian I: Vinkovci
Helena, mother of Constantine I: Helenopolis
Saint Lucy: Syracuse
Valens: Vinkovci
Catherine of Alexandria: Alexandria
Licinius: Felix Romuliana
Porphyry of Tyre: Tyre
Constantine II: Arles
Maximian: Sirmium
Galerius: Dacia
Saint Barbara: Nicomedia
Maxentius: Rome
Agnes of Rome: Rome
Jovian: Singidunum
Ephrem the Syrian: Nusaybin
Shapur II: Firuzabad
Hilary of Poitiers: Poitiers
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Gratian: Sirmium
Iamblichus: Qinnasrin
Ulfilas: Dacia
Constans: Italy
Claudian: Alexandria
Maximinus Daza: Gamzigrad
Valentinian II: Augusta Treverorum
Pappus of Alexandria: Alexandria
Constantius III: Niš
Cyril of Jerusalem: Jerusalem
Stilicho: Constantinople
Margaret the Virgin: Antioch of Pisidia
Samudragupta: Indraprastha
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Aurelius Victor: Africa
Magnus Maximus: Hispania
Kumārajīva: Kushan Empire
Saint Monica: Thagaste
Pelagius: Roman Britain
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
Paul of Thebes: Egypt
Saint Pantaleon: Nicomedia
Libanius: Antioch
Mary of Egypt: Alexandria

Compare Ermanaric

The 91 best-known contemporaries

91 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Ermanaric. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 334.

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
Diocletian 240s – AD 316
Saint George AD 275 – c. AD 303
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 Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
Constantius Chlorus AD 250 – AD 306
Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
Ammianus Marcellinus c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
Pope Anastasius I AD 340 – AD 401
Pope Marcellus I AD 255 – AD 309
Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
Saint Lucy c. AD 283 – AD 304
Valens AD 328 – AD 378
Catherine of Alexandria c. AD 285 – AD 305
Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
Licinius c. AD 263 – AD 325
Porphyry of Tyre c. AD 233 – c. AD 301
Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
Maximian c. AD 245 – AD 310
Galerius AD 258 – AD 311
Saint Barbara AD 273 – AD 306
Maxentius AD 278 – AD 312
Agnes of Rome c. AD 291 – AD 304
Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
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
Maximinus Daza AD 270 – AD 313
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
Margaret the Virgin c. AD 292 – c. AD 307
Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
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
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
Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
Saint Pantaleon c. AD 280 – AD 305
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
Januarius AD 272 – AD 305
Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
Saint Vitus AD 290 – AD 303