Who Was Alive

Were Ferdowsi and Pope Sylvester III alive at the same time?

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

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

Pope Sylvester III

Pope Sylvester III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. 1000 · died 1060–1069

  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 Sylvester III, c. 1000 – c. 1065
  8. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  9. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  10. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111

Ferdowsi and Pope Sylvester III 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 Sylvester III were born

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