Libius Severus

Roman politician

Born AD 420 · died AD 465, aged 44 or 45
Also known as Serpentius

Who was alive at the same time as Libius Severus?

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When Libius Severus was born, Augustine of Hippo was 65 or 66, Pope Gelasius I was 9 or 10, Honorius was 35 or 36, Theodosius II was 18 or 19 and Cyril of Alexandria was 43 or 44.

When Libius Severus died, Theodoric the Great was 11, Pope Gelasius I was 54 or 55, Pope Hormisdas was 14 or 15, Julius Nepos was 34 or 35 and Zeno was 39 or 40.

Born during Libius Severus’s lifetime: Theodoric the Great, Pope Hormisdas, Pope Symmachus, Odoacer, Pope Felix III, Julius Nepos, Zeno and Justin I.

Not quite contemporaries: Hypatia died about 5 years before Libius Severus was born, John Chrysostom died about 13 years before Libius Severus was born, Aryabhata was born about 11 years after Libius Severus died and Boethius was born about 13 years after Libius Severus died.

Where Libius Severus’s contemporaries were born

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Birthplaces as a list

Libius Severus: Lucania
Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Pope Boniface I: Rome
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Honorius: Istanbul
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Theodosius II: Constantinople
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Valentinian III: Ravenna
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Pope Felix III: Rome
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
Marcian: Thrace
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Constantius III: Niš
Anthemius: Constantinople
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Genevieve: Nanterre
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
Syagrius: Lyon
Macrobius: Rome
John Cassian: Dobruja
Pulcheria: Constantinople
Priscus: Panion
Martianus Capella: M'Daourouch
Simeon Stylites: Kozan
Sozomen: Beit Lahia
Aelia Eudocia: Athens
Peter Chrysologus: Imola
Movses Khorenatsi: Harman
Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
Brigid of Kildare: Faughart
Zu Chongzhi: Jiankang

Compare Libius Severus

The 63 best-known contemporaries

63 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Libius Severus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 443.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
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
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
Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
Majorian 420s – AD 461
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
Theodoric I AD 393 – AD 451
Petronius Maximus c. AD 396 – AD 455
Avitus AD 395 – AD 457
Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
Anthemius AD 420 – AD 472
Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Bahram V AD 406 – c. AD 439
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
Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
Chlodio c. AD 393 – AD 448
Pulcheria AD 399 – AD 453
Euric AD 420 – AD 484
Theodoric II AD 426 – AD 466
Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
Thorismund c. AD 420 – AD 453
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
Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501