Who Was Alive

Were Ferdowsi and Pope Damasus II alive at the same time?

Yes. Ferdowsi and Pope Damasus II were alive at the same time, from c. 1000 to c. 1020.

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

Pope Damasus II

Pope Damasus II

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. 1000 · died 1048

  1. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  2. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  3. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  4. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  5. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  6. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  7. Pope Damasus II, c. 1000 – 1048
  8. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Ferdowsi and Pope Damasus II 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 Ferdowsi and Pope Damasus II were born

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