Majorian

Roman ruler

Born 420s · died 7 August AD 461
Also known as Iulius Valerius Maiorianus, Maiorianus, Julius Valerius Maiorianus

Who was alive at the same time as Majorian?

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When Majorian died, Theodoric the Great was 7, Pope Gelasius I was 50 or 51, Pope Hormisdas was 10 or 11, Julius Nepos was 30 or 31 and Zeno was 35 or 36.

Born during Majorian’s lifetime: Theodoric the Great, Pope Hormisdas, Odoacer, Pope Felix III, Julius Nepos, Justin I, Anastasius I Dicorus and Childeric I.

Not quite contemporaries: Hypatia died about 5 years before Majorian was born, John Chrysostom died about 13 years before Majorian was born, Aryabhata was born about 15 years after Majorian died and Clovis I was born about 3 years after Majorian died.

Where Majorian’s contemporaries were born

Majorian is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (44 of 56 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Marcian: Thrace
Theodosius II: Constantinople
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Valentinian III: Ravenna
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Pope Felix III: Rome
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Anthemius: Constantinople
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Libius Severus: Lucania
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Genevieve: Nanterre
Syagrius: Lyon
Macrobius: Rome
John Cassian: Dobruja
Pulcheria: Constantinople
Priscus: Panion
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

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The 55 best-known contemporaries

55 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Majorian. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 446.

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 Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
Saint Patrick c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
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
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
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
Libius Severus AD 420 – AD 465
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
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
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