Orosius

Roman historian and theologian

Born c. AD 385 · died c. AD 418
Also known as Paulus Orosius, Paul Orosius

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Born during Orosius’s lifetime: Pope Leo I, Pope Gelasius I, Pope Sixtus III, Theodosius II, Gaiseric, Flavius Aetius, Marcian and Leo I.

Not quite contemporaries: Basil of Caesarea died about 3 years before Orosius was born, Athanasius of Alexandria died about 10 years before Orosius was born, Odoacer was born about 10 years after Orosius died and Valentinian I died about 8 years before Orosius was born.

What happened in Orosius’s lifetime

Visigoths sack Rome AD 410

Where Orosius’s contemporaries were born

Orosius is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (59 of 67 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Orosius: Braga
Martin of Tours: Savaria
Ammianus Marcellinus: Antioch
Gregory of Nazianzus: Nazianzus
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
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Arcadius: Hispania
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Honorius: Istanbul
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Theodosius II: Constantinople
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Marcian: Thrace
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Claudian: Alexandria
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Valentinian II: Augusta Treverorum
Constantius III: Niš
Stilicho: Constantinople
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Aurelius Victor: Africa
Magnus Maximus: Hispania
Kumārajīva: Kushan Empire
Pelagius: Roman Britain
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
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
Peter Chrysologus: Imola
Movses Khorenatsi: Harman
Macarius of Egypt: Lower Egypt

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The 66 best-known contemporaries

66 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Orosius. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 402.

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
Gregory of Nazianzus c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
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
Theodosius II AD 401 – AD 450
Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
Nestorius 380s – c. AD 451
Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
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
Valentinian II AD 371 – AD 392
Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
Bahram V AD 406 – c. AD 439
Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
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
Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
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
Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
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
Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394