Libanius

Roman rhetorician

Born c. AD 314 · died AD 393
Also known as Libanius of Antioch, Libanios, Libanius the Sophist

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When Libanius died, Augustine of Hippo was 38 or 39, Theodosius I was 45 or 46, Pope Siricius was 58 or 59, Pope Anastasius I was 52 or 53 and Honorius was 8 or 9.

Born during Libanius’s lifetime: Augustine of Hippo, Hypatia, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Ambrose, Julian, Theodosius I and Basil of Caesarea.

Not quite contemporaries: Saint George died about 7 years before Libanius was born, Constantius Chlorus died about 6 years before Libanius was born, Theodosius II was born about 7 years after Libanius died and Pope Marcellus I died about 3 years before Libanius was born.

What happened in Libanius’s lifetime

Council of Nicaea AD 325

Where Libanius’s contemporaries were born

Libanius is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (75 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Libanius: Antioch
Arius: Cyrenaica
Anthony the Great: Coma
Eusebius: Caesarea Maritima
Constantine the Great: Niš
Athanasius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pope Damasus I: Egitania
Pope Liberius: Rome
Martin of Tours: Savaria
Constantius II: Sirmium
Ammianus Marcellinus: Antioch
Basil of Caesarea: Kayseri
Gregory of Nazianzus: Nazianzus
Julian: Constantinople
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
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Honorius: Istanbul
Valentinian I: Vinkovci
Arcadius: Hispania
Helena, mother of Constantine I: Helenopolis
Valens: Vinkovci
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Licinius: Felix Romuliana
Constantine II: Arles
Jovian: Singidunum
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Marcian: Thrace
Ephrem the Syrian: Nusaybin
Shapur II: Firuzabad
Hilary of Poitiers: Poitiers
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Gratian: Sirmium
Iamblichus: Qinnasrin
Ulfilas: Dacia
Constans: Italy
Claudian: Alexandria
Valentinian II: Augusta Treverorum
Pappus of Alexandria: Alexandria
Constantius III: Niš
Cyril of Jerusalem: Jerusalem
Stilicho: Constantinople
Samudragupta: Indraprastha
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Orosius: Braga
Aurelius Victor: Africa
Magnus Maximus: Hispania
Kumārajīva: Kushan Empire
Saint Monica: Thagaste
Pelagius: Roman Britain
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Gregory the Illuminator: Armenia
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
Magnentius: Amiens
Prudentius: Calahorra
Macrobius: Rome
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pachomius the Great: Esna
John Cassian: Dobruja
Synesius: Cyrene
Paul of Thebes: Egypt
Mary of Egypt: Alexandria
Martianus Capella: M'Daourouch
Simeon Stylites: Kozan
Saint Nino: Cappadocia

Compare Libanius

The 88 best-known contemporaries

88 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Libanius. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 355.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
Hypatia c. AD 360 – AD 415
Jerome c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
John Chrysostom c. AD 350 – AD 407
Ambrose c. AD 339 – AD 397
Julian AD 331 – AD 363
Theodosius I AD 347 – AD 395
Basil of Caesarea AD 329 – AD 379
Gregory of Nazianzus c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
Pope Damasus I AD 305 – AD 384
Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
Arius 250s – AD 336
Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
Pope Liberius c. AD 310 – AD 366
Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
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
Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
Valens AD 328 – AD 378
Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
Nestorius 380s – c. AD 451
Licinius c. AD 263 – AD 325
Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
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
Gratian AD 359 – AD 383
Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
Constans c. AD 322 – AD 350
Claudian c. AD 370 – c. AD 405
Lactantius c. AD 240 – c. AD 320
Valentinian II AD 371 – AD 392
Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Orosius c. AD 385 – c. AD 418
Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
Saint Monica AD 332 – AD 387
Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
Galla Placidia AD 386 – AD 450
Gregory the Illuminator AD 239 – c. AD 327
Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
Magnentius AD 303 – AD 353
Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria AD 250 – AD 326
Pachomius the Great AD 292 – AD 348
John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
Synesius AD 370 – AD 413
Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
Ardashir II 310s – AD 383
Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
Simeon Stylites c. AD 390 – AD 459
Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
Sigeric c. 370s – AD 415
Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376