Paul of Thebes

Egyptian monk

Born c. AD 227 · died c. AD 342
Also known as St Paul of Thebes, Saint Paul the Hermit, Paul the First Hermit

Who was alive at the same time as Paul of Thebes?

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Born during Paul of Thebes’s lifetime: Constantine the Great, Diocletian, Saint George, Julian, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, Athanasius of Alexandria and Pope Damasus I.

Not quite contemporaries: Augustine of Hippo was born about 9 years after Paul of Thebes died, Hypatia was born about 13 years after Paul of Thebes died, Theodosius I was born about 2 years after Paul of Thebes died and Septimius Severus died about 13 years before Paul of Thebes was born.

What happened in Paul of Thebes’s lifetime

Battle of the Milvian Bridge AD 312
Council of Nicaea AD 325

Where Paul of Thebes’s contemporaries were born

Paul of Thebes is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (74 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Paul of Thebes: Egypt
Nagarjuna: South India
Pope Cornelius: Rome
Origen: Alexandria
Pope Dionysius: Roman Empire
Pope Fabian: Rome
Diophantus: Alexandria
Plotinus: Asyut
Severus Alexander: Tell Arqa
Pope Sixtus II: Greece
Aurelian: Sirmium
Diocletian: Doclea
Arius: Cyrenaica
Eusebius: Caesarea Maritima
Constantine the Great: Niš
Saint George: Kayseri
Athanasius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pope Damasus I: Egitania
Pope Liberius: Rome
Martin of Tours: Savaria
Basil of Caesarea: Kayseri
Gregory of Nazianzus: Nazianzus
Julian: Constantinople
Decius: Martinci
Anthony the Great: Coma
Pope Siricius: Rome
Philip the Arab: Shahba
Constantius Chlorus: Dardania
Constantius II: Sirmium
Ammianus Marcellinus: Antioch
Valerian: Roman Empire
Mani: Ctesiphon
Pope Marcellus I: Rome
Valentinian I: Vinkovci
Maximinus Thrax: Thrace
Helena, mother of Constantine I: Helenopolis
Saint Lucy: Syracuse
Valens: Vinkovci
Saint Valentine: Terni
Claudius Gothicus: Sremska Mitrovica
Catherine of Alexandria: Alexandria
Gordian I: Phrygia
Gordian III: Rome
Licinius: Felix Romuliana
Porphyry of Tyre: Tyre
Saint Sebastian: Narbonne
Constantine II: Arles
Ardashir I: Istakhr
Saint Lawrence: Osca
Maximian: Sirmium
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
Jovian: Singidunum
Zenobia: Palmyra
Hippolytus of Rome: Anatolia
Ephrem the Syrian: Nusaybin
Shapur II: Firuzabad
Hilary of Poitiers: Poitiers
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Carus: Narbonne
Zhuge Liang: Yinan County
Florianus: Terni
Iamblichus: Qinnasrin
Ulfilas: Dacia
Constans: Italy
Hostilian: Sremska Mitrovica

Compare Paul of Thebes

The 115 best-known contemporaries

115 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Paul of Thebes. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 285.

Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
Nagarjuna c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
Plotinus AD 205 – AD 270
Tertullian c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
Diocletian 240s – AD 316
Saint George AD 275 – c. AD 303
Julian AD 331 – AD 363
Basil of Caesarea AD 329 – AD 379
Gregory of Nazianzus c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
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
Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
Diophantus c. AD 200 – c. AD 284
Severus Alexander AD 208 – AD 235
Pope Cornelius c. AD 180 – AD 253
Pope Fabian c. 200s – AD 250
Arius 250s – AD 336
Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
Pope Liberius c. AD 310 – AD 366
Decius AD 201 – AD 251
Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
Philip the Arab c. AD 204 – AD 249
Constantius Chlorus AD 250 – AD 306
Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
Ammianus Marcellinus c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
Valerian c. AD 199 – c. AD 265
Mani c. AD 216 – c. AD 276
Pope Marcellus I AD 255 – AD 309
Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
Maximinus Thrax AD 173 – AD 238
Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
Saint Lucy c. AD 283 – AD 304
Valens AD 328 – AD 378
Saint Valentine AD 175 – AD 273
Claudius Gothicus AD 214 – AD 270
Catherine of Alexandria c. AD 285 – AD 305
Gordian I AD 159 – AD 238
Gordian III AD 225 – AD 244
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
Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
Ardashir I AD 180 – c. AD 242
Cyprian c. AD 200 – AD 258
Saint Lawrence AD 225 – AD 258
Maximian c. AD 245 – AD 310
Aemilianus AD 207 – AD 253
Probus AD 232 – AD 282
Galerius AD 258 – AD 311
Balbinus AD 178 – AD 238
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
Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
Gordian II 190s – AD 238
Zenobia c. AD 240 – AD 274
Hippolytus of Rome c. AD 170 – AD 235
Ephrem the Syrian c. AD 306 – AD 373
Shapur II c. AD 310 – AD 379
Hilary of Poitiers AD 315 – AD 367
Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
Carus c. AD 222 – AD 283
Zhuge Liang AD 181 – AD 234
Florianus AD 232 – AD 276
Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
Carinus AD 250 – AD 285
Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
Constans c. AD 322 – AD 350
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
Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
Margaret the Virgin c. AD 292 – c. AD 307
Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
Herennius Etruscus c. AD 227 – AD 251
Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
Saint Monica AD 332 – AD 387
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
Herodian c. AD 170 – c. AD 250
Saint Pantaleon c. AD 280 – AD 305
Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
Ardashir II 310s – AD 383
Januarius AD 272 – AD 305
Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
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
Sextus Julius Africanus c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376
Saint Vitus AD 290 – AD 303