Lactantius

Roman writer

Born c. AD 240 · died c. AD 320

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Born during Lactantius’s lifetime: Constantine the Great, Saint George, Athanasius of Alexandria, Pope Damasus I, Arius, Eusebius, Pope Liberius and Anthony the Great.

Not quite contemporaries: Ambrose was born about 14 years after Lactantius died, Julian was born about 8 years after Lactantius died, Basil of Caesarea was born about 6 years after Lactantius died and Gregory of Nazianzus was born about 6 years after Lactantius died.

What happened in Lactantius’s lifetime

Battle of the Milvian Bridge AD 312

Where Lactantius’s contemporaries were born

Lactantius is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (74 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Nagarjuna: South India
Pope Cornelius: Rome
Origen: Alexandria
Pope Dionysius: Roman Empire
Pope Fabian: Rome
Diophantus: Alexandria
Valerian: Roman Empire
Decius: Martinci
Philip the Arab: Shahba
Plotinus: Asyut
Pope Sixtus II: Greece
Aurelian: Sirmium
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
Constantius II: Sirmium
Mani: Ctesiphon
Pope Marcellus I: Rome
Helena, mother of Constantine I: Helenopolis
Saint Lucy: Syracuse
Saint Valentine: Terni
Claudius Gothicus: Sremska Mitrovica
Catherine of Alexandria: Alexandria
Gordian III: Rome
Licinius: Felix Romuliana
Porphyry of Tyre: Tyre
Saint Sebastian: Narbonne
Constantine II: Arles
Saint Lawrence: Osca
Maximian: Sirmium
Aemilianus: Djerba
Probus: Sirmium
Galerius: Dacia
Tacitus: Terni
Trebonianus Gallus: Perugia
Quintillus: Sirmium
Agatha of Sicily: Catania
Saint Barbara: Nicomedia
Maxentius: Rome
Agnes of Rome: Rome
Zenobia: Palmyra
Ephrem the Syrian: Nusaybin
Shapur II: Firuzabad
Hilary of Poitiers: Poitiers
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Carus: Narbonne
Florianus: Terni
Iamblichus: Qinnasrin
Ulfilas: Dacia
Hostilian: Sremska Mitrovica
Maximinus Daza: Gamzigrad
Numerian: Nicomedia
Pappus of Alexandria: Alexandria
Cyril of Jerusalem: Jerusalem
Margaret the Virgin: Antioch of Pisidia
Herennius Etruscus: Pannonia
Gregory the Illuminator: Armenia
Saloninus: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
Sun Quan: Zhejiang
Novatian: Phrygia
Magnentius: Amiens
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pachomius the Great: Esna
Herodian: Roman Empire
Paul of Thebes: Egypt
Saint Pantaleon: Nicomedia
Libanius: Antioch

Compare Lactantius

The 89 best-known contemporaries

89 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Lactantius. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 281.

Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
Nagarjuna c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
Plotinus AD 205 – AD 270
Diocletian 240s – AD 316
Saint George AD 275 – c. AD 303
Aurelian AD 214 – AD 275
Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
Pope Damasus I AD 305 – AD 384
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
Pope Cornelius c. AD 180 – AD 253
Pope Fabian c. 200s – AD 250
Arius 250s – AD 336
Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
Pope Liberius c. AD 310 – AD 366
Decius AD 201 – AD 251
Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
Philip the Arab c. AD 204 – AD 249
Constantius Chlorus AD 250 – AD 306
Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
Valerian c. AD 199 – c. AD 265
Mani c. AD 216 – c. AD 276
Pope Marcellus I AD 255 – AD 309
Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
Saint Lucy c. AD 283 – AD 304
Saint Valentine AD 175 – AD 273
Claudius Gothicus AD 214 – AD 270
Catherine of Alexandria c. AD 285 – AD 305
Gordian III AD 225 – AD 244
Licinius c. AD 263 – AD 325
Gallienus c. AD 218 – AD 268
Porphyry of Tyre c. AD 233 – c. AD 301
Saint Sebastian c. AD 255 – AD 287
Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
Cyprian c. AD 200 – AD 258
Saint Lawrence AD 225 – AD 258
Maximian c. AD 245 – AD 310
Aemilianus AD 207 – AD 253
Probus AD 232 – AD 282
Galerius AD 258 – AD 311
Tacitus AD 200 – AD 276
Trebonianus Gallus AD 206 – AD 253
Quintillus AD 212 – AD 270
Agatha of Sicily AD 235 – AD 261
Saint Barbara AD 273 – AD 306
Maxentius AD 278 – AD 312
Agnes of Rome c. AD 291 – AD 304
Zenobia c. AD 240 – AD 274
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
Carus c. AD 222 – AD 283
Florianus AD 232 – AD 276
Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
Carinus AD 250 – AD 285
Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
Hostilian c. AD 232 – AD 251
Maximinus Daza AD 270 – AD 313
Volusianus AD 230 – AD 253
Numerian AD 254 – AD 284
Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
Margaret the Virgin c. AD 292 – c. AD 307
Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
Herennius Etruscus c. AD 227 – AD 251
Gregory the Illuminator AD 239 – c. AD 327
Saloninus AD 242 – AD 260
Sun Quan AD 182 – AD 252
Novatian AD 220 – AD 258
Magnentius AD 303 – AD 353
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria AD 250 – AD 326
Pachomius the Great AD 292 – AD 348
Herodian c. AD 170 – c. AD 250
Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
Saint Pantaleon c. AD 280 – AD 305
Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
Januarius AD 272 – AD 305
Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
Dionysius of Alexandria AD 190 – AD 264
Liu Hui c. AD 225 – c. AD 295
Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376
Saint Vitus AD 290 – AD 303