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Leo II
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Leo II

Byzantine emperor

Born AD 467 · died 17 November AD 474, aged 6 or 7

Who was alive at the same time as Leo II?

  1. Gaiseric, AD 389 – AD 477
  2. Leo I, c. AD 401 – AD 474
  3. Pope Gelasius I, AD 410 – AD 496
  4. Proclus, AD 412 – AD 485
  5. Pope Hilarius, c. AD 415 – AD 468
  6. Pope Simplicius, c. AD 420 – AD 483
  7. Anthemius, AD 420 – AD 472
  8. Zeno, AD 425 – AD 491
  9. Sidonius Apollinaris, c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
  10. Anastasius I Dicorus, AD 430 – AD 518
  11. Glycerius, AD 430 – 480s
  12. Julius Nepos, AD 430 – AD 480
  13. Odoacer, c. AD 433 – AD 493
  14. Childeric I, c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
  15. Pope Felix III, c. AD 440 – AD 492
  16. Justin I, AD 450 – AD 527
  17. Pope Hormisdas, AD 450 – AD 523
  18. Theodoric the Great, AD 454 – AD 526
  19. Pope Symmachus, c. AD 460 – AD 514
  20. Alaric II, c. AD 463 – AD 507
  21. Clovis I, c. AD 466 – AD 511
  22. Leo II, AD 467 – AD 474
  23. Pope John I, c. AD 470 – AD 526
  24. Pope John II, AD 470 – AD 535

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When Leo II was born, Theodoric the Great was 12 or 13, Pope Gelasius I was 56 or 57, Pope Hormisdas was 16 or 17, Julius Nepos was 36 or 37 and Zeno was 41 or 42.

When Leo II died, Theodoric the Great was 20, Pope Gelasius I was 63 or 64, Pope Hormisdas was 23 or 24, Pope John II was 3 or 4 and Julius Nepos was 43 or 44.

Born during Leo II’s lifetime: Pope John I, Pope John II and Kavad I.

Not quite contemporaries: Justinian I was born about 8 years after Leo II died, Aryabhata was born about 2 years after Leo II died, Pope Leo I died about 6 years before Leo II was born and Boethius was born about 4 years after Leo II died.

Where Leo II’s contemporaries were born

Leo II is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (27 of 35 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list

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The 34 best-known contemporaries

34 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Leo II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 471.

  1. Clovis I c. AD 466 – AD 511
  2. Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
  3. Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
  4. Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
  5. Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
  6. Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
  7. Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
  8. Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
  9. Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
  10. Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
  11. Pope Hilarius c. AD 415 – AD 468
  12. Julius Nepos AD 430 – AD 480
  13. Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
  14. Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
  15. Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
  16. Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
  17. Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
  18. Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
  19. Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
  20. Anthemius AD 420 – AD 472
  21. Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
  22. Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
  23. Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
  24. Genevieve AD 423 – AD 502
  25. Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
  26. Syagrius c. AD 430 – c. AD 487
  27. Euric AD 420 – AD 484
  28. Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
  29. Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
  30. Ricimer AD 405 – AD 472
  31. Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
  32. Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
  33. Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
  34. Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501