Gordian I

Roman emperor

Born AD 159 · died 12 April AD 238, aged 78 or 79
Also known as Emperor of Rome Gordian I, Gordianus I

Who was alive at the same time as Gordian I?

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When Gordian I was born, Marcus Aurelius was 37 or 38, Antoninus Pius was 72 or 73, Septimius Severus was 12 or 13, Didius Julianus was 25 or 26 and Pertinax was 32 or 33.

When Gordian I died, Plotinus was 32 or 33, Aurelian was 23, Decius was 36 or 37, Maximinus Thrax was 64 or 65 and Saint Valentine was 62 or 63.

Born during Gordian I’s lifetime: Plotinus, Caracalla, Aurelian, Commodus, Elagabalus, Origen, Pope Sixtus II and Pope Dionysius.

Not quite contemporaries: Diocletian was born about 2 years after Gordian I died, Arius was born about 12 years after Gordian I died, Anthony the Great was born about 13 years after Gordian I died and Constantius Chlorus was born about 12 years after Gordian I died.

What happened in Gordian I’s lifetime

Battle of Red Cliffs AD 208

Where Gordian I’s contemporaries were born

Gordian I is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (69 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Gordian I: Phrygia
Antoninus Pius: Lanuvium
Ptolemy: Ptolemais Hermiou
Lucian: Samosata
Marcus Aurelius: Rome
Pertinax: Alba
Didius Julianus: Mediolanum
Septimius Severus: Leptis Magna
Nagarjuna: South India
Commodus: Lanuvium
Macrinus: Cherchell
Pope Cornelius: Rome
Origen: Alexandria
Caracalla: Lugdunum
Pope Dionysius: Roman Empire
Pope Fabian: Rome
Diophantus: Alexandria
Decius: Martinci
Elagabalus: Rome
Plotinus: Asyut
Severus Alexander: Tell Arqa
Pope Sixtus II: Greece
Aurelian: Sirmium
Irenaeus: İzmir
Clement of Alexandria: Athens
Philip the Arab: Shahba
Lucius Verus: Rome
Valerian: Roman Empire
Mani: Ctesiphon
Maximinus Thrax: Thrace
Saint Valentine: Terni
Claudius Gothicus: Sremska Mitrovica
Gordian III: Rome
Justin Martyr: Nablus
Porphyry of Tyre: Tyre
Ardashir I: Istakhr
Geta: Rome
Appian: Alexandria
Saint Lawrence: Osca
Arrian: Nicomedia
Pausanias: Asia
Aemilianus: Djerba
Probus: Sirmium
Tacitus: Terni
Trebonianus Gallus: Perugia
Quintillus: Sirmium
Agatha of Sicily: Catania
Hippolytus of Rome: Anatolia
Cecilia of Rome: Rome
Carus: Narbonne
Zhuge Liang: Yinan County
Florianus: Terni
Hostilian: Sremska Mitrovica
Ulpian: Tyre
Aulus Gellius: Rome
Guan Yu: Yanhu District
Herennius Etruscus: Pannonia
Clodius Albinus: Hadrumetum
Cao Pi: Bozhou
Sun Quan: Zhejiang
Novatian: Phrygia
Herodian: Roman Empire
Paul of Thebes: Egypt
Papinian: Homs
Marcus Cornelius Fronto: Cirta
Dionysius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Liu Hui: Zibo
Herodes Atticus: Marathon
Sextus Julius Africanus: Aelia Capitolina

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The 80 best-known contemporaries

80 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Gordian I. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 199.

Marcus Aurelius AD 121 – AD 180
Ptolemy c. AD 100 – c. AD 170
Nagarjuna c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
Lucian c. AD 120 – c. AD 180
Plotinus AD 205 – AD 270
Tertullian c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
Antoninus Pius AD 86 – AD 161
Septimius Severus AD 146 – AD 211
Caracalla AD 188 – AD 217
Aurelian AD 214 – AD 275
Commodus AD 161 – AD 192
Elagabalus AD 203 – AD 222
Origen c. AD 184 – AD 254
Pope Sixtus II c. AD 215 – AD 258
Pope Dionysius c. AD 200 – AD 268
Diophantus c. AD 200 – c. AD 284
Severus Alexander AD 208 – AD 235
Pope Cornelius c. AD 180 – AD 253
Pope Fabian c. 200s – AD 250
Didius Julianus AD 133 – AD 193
Macrinus c. AD 164 – AD 218
Decius AD 201 – AD 251
Pertinax AD 126 – AD 193
Irenaeus c. AD 130 – c. AD 202
Clement of Alexandria c. AD 150 – c. AD 215
Philip the Arab c. AD 204 – AD 249
Lucius Verus AD 130 – AD 169
Valerian c. AD 199 – c. AD 265
Mani c. AD 216 – c. AD 276
Maximinus Thrax AD 173 – AD 238
Saint Valentine AD 175 – AD 273
Claudius Gothicus AD 214 – AD 270
Cao Cao AD 155 – AD 220
Gordian III AD 225 – AD 244
Justin Martyr c. AD 100 – c. AD 165
Gallienus c. AD 218 – AD 268
Porphyry of Tyre c. AD 233 – c. AD 301
Ardashir I AD 180 – c. AD 242
Geta AD 189 – AD 211
Cyprian c. AD 200 – AD 258
Appian c. AD 95 – c. AD 165
Saint Lawrence AD 225 – AD 258
Arrian c. AD 91 – c. AD 176
Pausanias c. AD 113 – c. AD 180
Aemilianus AD 207 – AD 253
Probus AD 232 – AD 282
Balbinus AD 178 – AD 238
Tacitus AD 200 – AD 276
Trebonianus Gallus AD 206 – AD 253
Quintillus AD 212 – AD 270
Agatha of Sicily AD 235 – AD 261
Gordian II 190s – AD 238
Hippolytus of Rome c. AD 170 – AD 235
Cecilia of Rome c. AD 200 – c. AD 230
Diadumenian AD 208 – AD 218
Carus c. AD 222 – AD 283
Zhuge Liang AD 181 – AD 234
Florianus AD 232 – AD 276
Hostilian c. AD 232 – AD 251
Volusianus AD 230 – AD 253
Ulpian AD 170 – AD 228
Aulus Gellius c. AD 130 – c. AD 180
Tatian c. AD 120 – c. AD 173
Guan Yu AD 160 – AD 220
Herennius Etruscus c. AD 227 – AD 251
Clodius Albinus AD 150 – AD 197
Cao Pi AD 187 – AD 226
Gaius c. 120s – c. AD 180
Liu Bei AD 161 – AD 223
Sun Quan AD 182 – AD 252
Novatian AD 220 – AD 258
Herodian c. AD 170 – c. AD 250
Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
Papinian AD 142 – c. AD 212
Marcus Cornelius Fronto c. AD 100 – c. AD 165
Vologases V AD 130 – AD 208
Dionysius of Alexandria AD 190 – AD 264
Liu Hui c. AD 225 – c. AD 295
Herodes Atticus c. AD 101 – AD 177
Sextus Julius Africanus c. AD 160 – c. AD 240