Gaiseric

King of the Vandals

Born AD 389 · died 25 January AD 477, aged 87 or 88
Also known as Geiseric, Genseric

Who was alive at the same time as Gaiseric?

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When Gaiseric was born, Augustine of Hippo was 34 or 35, Theodosius I was 41 or 42, Pope Siricius was 54 or 55, Pope Anastasius I was 48 or 49 and Honorius was 4 or 5.

When Gaiseric died, Aryabhata was about a year old, Theodoric the Great was 22, Pope Gelasius I was 66 or 67, Pope Hormisdas was 26 or 27 and Pope John II was 6 or 7.

Born during Gaiseric’s lifetime: Aryabhata, Clovis I, Theodoric the Great, Pope Gelasius I, Pope Hormisdas, Pope John I, Pope John II and Pope Simplicius.

Not quite contemporaries: Justinian I was born about 5 years after Gaiseric died, Basil of Caesarea died about 9 years before Gaiseric was born, Boethius was born about a year after Gaiseric died and Benedict of Nursia was born about 3 years after Gaiseric died.

What happened in Gaiseric’s lifetime

Visigoths sack Rome AD 410Gaiseric was 20 or 21

Where Gaiseric’s contemporaries were born

Gaiseric is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (67 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Martin of Tours: Savaria
Ammianus Marcellinus: Antioch
Pope Siricius: Rome
Ambrose: Augusta Treverorum
Pope Anastasius I: Rome
Jerome: Dalmatia
John Chrysostom: Antioch
Theodosius I: Coca
Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Hypatia: Alexandria
Pope Boniface I: Rome
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
Pope John I: Siena
Pope John II: Rome
Aryabhata: Pataliputra
Honorius: Istanbul
Pope Felix III: Rome
Theodosius II: Constantinople
Arcadius: Hispania
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Valentinian III: Ravenna
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Marcian: Thrace
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Claudian: Alexandria
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Valentinian II: Augusta Treverorum
Constantius III: Niš
Leo II: Byzantine Empire
Stilicho: Constantinople
Anthemius: Constantinople
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Orosius: Braga
Libius Severus: Lucania
Kumārajīva: Kushan Empire
Pelagius: Roman Britain
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Genevieve: Nanterre
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
Syagrius: Lyon
Prudentius: Calahorra
Macrobius: Rome
John Cassian: Dobruja
Synesius: Cyrene
Pulcheria: Constantinople
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Libanius: Antioch
Mary of Egypt: Alexandria

Compare Gaiseric

The 99 best-known contemporaries

99 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Gaiseric. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 434.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
Hypatia c. AD 360 – AD 415
Jerome c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
John Chrysostom c. AD 350 – AD 407
Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
Ambrose c. AD 339 – AD 397
Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
Theodosius I AD 347 – AD 395
Clovis I c. AD 466 – AD 511
Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
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
Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
Theodosius II AD 401 – AD 450
Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
Pope Hilarius c. AD 415 – AD 468
Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
Julius Nepos AD 430 – AD 480
Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
Nestorius 380s – c. AD 451
Valentinian III AD 419 – AD 455
Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
Majorian 420s – AD 461
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
Claudian c. AD 370 – c. AD 405
Theodoric I AD 393 – AD 451
Petronius Maximus c. AD 396 – AD 455
Avitus AD 395 – AD 457
Valentinian II AD 371 – AD 392
Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
Leo II AD 467 – AD 474
Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
Anthemius AD 420 – AD 472
Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Orosius c. AD 385 – c. AD 418
Libius Severus AD 420 – AD 465
Bahram V AD 406 – c. AD 439
Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
Galla Placidia AD 386 – AD 450
Genevieve AD 423 – AD 502
Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Syagrius c. AD 430 – c. AD 487
Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
Synesius AD 370 – AD 413
Chlodio c. AD 393 – AD 448
Pulcheria AD 399 – AD 453
Euric AD 420 – AD 484
Theodoric II AD 426 – AD 466
Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
Thorismund c. AD 420 – AD 453
Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
Simeon Stylites c. AD 390 – AD 459
Sozomen c. AD 400 – c. AD 450
Aelia Eudocia 400s – AD 460
Ricimer AD 405 – AD 472
Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
Sigeric c. 370s – AD 415
Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501