Maximian

Roman emperor

Born AD 240–250 · died July AD 310
Also known as Herculius, Maximianus

Who was alive at the same time as Maximian?

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When Maximian died, Athanasius of Alexandria was 13 or 14, Pope Damasus I was 4 or 5, Anthony the Great was 58 or 59, Galerius was 51 or 52 and Maxentius was 31 or 32.

Born during Maximian’s lifetime: Constantine the Great, Saint George, Athanasius of Alexandria, Pope Damasus I, Eusebius, Anthony the Great, Pope Marcellus I and Saint Lucy.

Not quite contemporaries: Martin of Tours was born about 6 years after Maximian died, Severus Alexander died about 5 years before Maximian was born, Constantius II was born about 7 years after Maximian died and Valentinian I was born about 11 years after Maximian died.

Where Maximian’s contemporaries were born

Maximian is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (69 of 76 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Maximian: Sirmium
Saint Valentine: Terni
Pope Cornelius: Rome
Origen: Alexandria
Pope Dionysius: Roman Empire
Diophantus: Alexandria
Valerian: Roman Empire
Decius: Martinci
Plotinus: Asyut
Pope Sixtus II: Greece
Mani: Ctesiphon
Aurelian: Sirmium
Diocletian: Doclea
Helena, mother of Constantine I: Helenopolis
Arius: Cyrenaica
Constantius Chlorus: Dardania
Anthony the Great: Coma
Pope Marcellus I: Rome
Eusebius: Caesarea Maritima
Constantine the Great: Niš
Saint George: Kayseri
Saint Lucy: Syracuse
Athanasius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pope Damasus I: Egitania
Claudius Gothicus: Sremska Mitrovica
Catherine of Alexandria: Alexandria
Licinius: Felix Romuliana
Porphyry of Tyre: Tyre
Saint Sebastian: Narbonne
Saint Lawrence: Osca
Aemilianus: Djerba
Probus: Sirmium
Galerius: Dacia
Tacitus: Terni
Trebonianus Gallus: Perugia
Quintillus: Sirmium
Agatha of Sicily: Catania
Saint Barbara: Nicomedia
Maxentius: Rome
Agnes of Rome: Rome
Zenobia: Palmyra
Ephrem the Syrian: Nusaybin
Shapur II: Firuzabad
Carus: Narbonne
Florianus: Terni
Iamblichus: Qinnasrin
Hostilian: Sremska Mitrovica
Maximinus Daza: Gamzigrad
Numerian: Nicomedia
Pappus of Alexandria: Alexandria
Margaret the Virgin: Antioch of Pisidia
Herennius Etruscus: Pannonia
Gregory the Illuminator: Armenia
Saloninus: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
Sun Quan: Zhejiang
Novatian: Phrygia
Magnentius: Amiens
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pachomius the Great: Esna
Paul of Thebes: Egypt
Saint Pantaleon: Nicomedia
Januarius: Benevento
Saint Nino: Cappadocia
Dionysius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Liu Hui: Zibo
Arnobius: El Kef
Saint Marinus: Dalmatia
Macarius of Egypt: Lower Egypt
Saint Vitus: Mazara del Vallo

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The 75 best-known contemporaries

75 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Maximian. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 280.

Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
Plotinus AD 205 – AD 270
Diocletian 240s – AD 316
Saint George AD 275 – c. AD 303
Aurelian AD 214 – AD 275
Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
Pope Damasus I AD 305 – AD 384
Origen c. AD 184 – AD 254
Pope Sixtus II c. AD 215 – AD 258
Pope Dionysius c. AD 200 – AD 268
Diophantus c. AD 200 – c. AD 284
Pope Cornelius c. AD 180 – AD 253
Arius 250s – AD 336
Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
Decius AD 201 – AD 251
Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
Constantius Chlorus AD 250 – AD 306
Valerian c. AD 199 – c. AD 265
Mani c. AD 216 – c. AD 276
Pope Marcellus I AD 255 – AD 309
Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
Saint Lucy c. AD 283 – AD 304
Saint Valentine AD 175 – AD 273
Claudius Gothicus AD 214 – AD 270
Catherine of Alexandria c. AD 285 – AD 305
Licinius c. AD 263 – AD 325
Gallienus c. AD 218 – AD 268
Porphyry of Tyre c. AD 233 – c. AD 301
Saint Sebastian c. AD 255 – AD 287
Cyprian c. AD 200 – AD 258
Saint Lawrence AD 225 – AD 258
Aemilianus AD 207 – AD 253
Probus AD 232 – AD 282
Galerius AD 258 – AD 311
Tacitus AD 200 – AD 276
Trebonianus Gallus AD 206 – AD 253
Quintillus AD 212 – AD 270
Agatha of Sicily AD 235 – AD 261
Saint Barbara AD 273 – AD 306
Maxentius AD 278 – AD 312
Agnes of Rome c. AD 291 – AD 304
Zenobia c. AD 240 – AD 274
Ephrem the Syrian c. AD 306 – AD 373
Shapur II c. AD 310 – AD 379
Carus c. AD 222 – AD 283
Florianus AD 232 – AD 276
Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
Carinus AD 250 – AD 285
Hostilian c. AD 232 – AD 251
Lactantius c. AD 240 – c. AD 320
Maximinus Daza AD 270 – AD 313
Volusianus AD 230 – AD 253
Numerian AD 254 – AD 284
Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
Margaret the Virgin c. AD 292 – c. AD 307
Herennius Etruscus c. AD 227 – AD 251
Gregory the Illuminator AD 239 – c. AD 327
Saloninus AD 242 – AD 260
Sun Quan AD 182 – AD 252
Novatian AD 220 – AD 258
Magnentius AD 303 – AD 353
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria AD 250 – AD 326
Pachomius the Great AD 292 – AD 348
Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
Saint Pantaleon c. AD 280 – AD 305
Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
Januarius AD 272 – AD 305
Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
Dionysius of Alexandria AD 190 – AD 264
Liu Hui c. AD 225 – c. AD 295
Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376
Saint Vitus AD 290 – AD 303