Marcian

Byzantine emperor

Born AD 392 · died 26 January AD 457, aged 64 or 65
Also known as Marcianus

Who was alive at the same time as Marcian?

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When Marcian was born, Augustine of Hippo was 37 or 38, Theodosius I was 44 or 45, Pope Siricius was 57 or 58, Pope Anastasius I was 51 or 52 and Honorius was 7 or 8.

When Marcian died, Theodoric the Great was 2, Pope Gelasius I was 46 or 47, Pope Hormisdas was 6 or 7, Julius Nepos was 26 or 27 and Zeno was 31 or 32.

Born during Marcian’s lifetime: Theodoric the Great, Pope Gelasius I, Pope Hormisdas, Pope Simplicius, Odoacer, Pope Felix III, Theodosius II and Pope Hilarius.

Not quite contemporaries: Basil of Caesarea died about 12 years before Marcian was born, Clovis I was born about 7 years after Marcian died, Gregory of Nazianzus died about a year before Marcian was born and Pope Damasus I died about 8 years before Marcian was born.

What happened in Marcian’s lifetime

Visigoths sack Rome AD 410Marcian was 17 or 18

Where Marcian’s contemporaries were born

Marcian is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (67 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Marcian: Thrace
Martin of Tours: Savaria
Ammianus Marcellinus: Antioch
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
Arcadius: Hispania
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Honorius: Istanbul
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Theodosius II: Constantinople
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Pope Felix III: Rome
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Valentinian III: Ravenna
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Claudian: Alexandria
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Constantius III: Niš
Stilicho: Constantinople
Anthemius: Constantinople
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Orosius: Braga
Libius Severus: Lucania
Kumārajīva: Kushan Empire
Pelagius: Roman Britain
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Genevieve: Nanterre
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
Syagrius: Lyon
Prudentius: Calahorra
Macrobius: Rome
John Cassian: Dobruja
Synesius: Cyrene
Pulcheria: Constantinople
Libanius: Antioch
Mary of Egypt: Alexandria
Priscus: Panion
Martianus Capella: M'Daourouch
Simeon Stylites: Kozan
Sozomen: Beit Lahia
Aelia Eudocia: Athens
Evagrius Ponticus: Ibora
Sigeric: Balkans

Compare Marcian

The 86 best-known contemporaries

86 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Marcian. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 425.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
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
Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
Theodosius I AD 347 – AD 395
Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
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
Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
Theodosius II AD 401 – AD 450
Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
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
Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
Majorian 420s – AD 461
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
Claudian c. AD 370 – c. AD 405
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
Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
Anthemius AD 420 – AD 472
Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Orosius c. AD 385 – c. AD 418
Libius Severus AD 420 – AD 465
Bahram V AD 406 – c. AD 439
Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
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
Syagrius c. AD 430 – c. AD 487
Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
Synesius AD 370 – AD 413
Chlodio c. AD 393 – AD 448
Pulcheria AD 399 – AD 453
Euric AD 420 – AD 484
Theodoric II AD 426 – AD 466
Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
Thorismund c. AD 420 – AD 453
Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
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
Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
Sigeric c. 370s – AD 415
Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501