Pelagius

Roman theologian

Born c. AD 354 · died c. AD 420
Also known as Morgan

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Born during Pelagius’s lifetime: Hypatia, Pope Leo I, Pope Gelasius I, Pope Sixtus III, Pope Boniface I, Saint Patrick, Honorius and Theodosius II.

Not quite contemporaries: Constantine the Great died about 15 years before Pelagius was born, Eusebius died about 9 years before Pelagius was born, Odoacer was born about 8 years after Pelagius died and Pope Felix III was born about 15 years after Pelagius died.

What happened in Pelagius’s lifetime

Visigoths sack Rome AD 410

Where Pelagius’s contemporaries were born

Pelagius is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (72 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Pelagius: Roman Britain
Athanasius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pope Damasus I: Egitania
Pope Liberius: Rome
Martin of Tours: Savaria
Constantius II: Sirmium
Ammianus Marcellinus: Antioch
Basil of Caesarea: Kayseri
Gregory of Nazianzus: Nazianzus
Julian: Constantinople
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
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Honorius: Istanbul
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Theodosius II: Constantinople
Valentinian I: Vinkovci
Arcadius: Hispania
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Valens: Vinkovci
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Jovian: Singidunum
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Marcian: Thrace
Ephrem the Syrian: Nusaybin
Shapur II: Firuzabad
Hilary of Poitiers: Poitiers
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Gratian: Sirmium
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Ulfilas: Dacia
Claudian: Alexandria
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Valentinian II: Augusta Treverorum
Constantius III: Niš
Cyril of Jerusalem: Jerusalem
Stilicho: Constantinople
Samudragupta: Indraprastha
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Orosius: Braga
Aurelius Victor: Africa
Magnus Maximus: Hispania
Kumārajīva: Kushan Empire
Saint Monica: Thagaste
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

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The 88 best-known contemporaries

88 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pelagius. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 388.

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
Julian AD 331 – AD 363
Theodosius I AD 347 – AD 395
Basil of Caesarea AD 329 – AD 379
Gregory of Nazianzus c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
Pope Damasus I AD 305 – AD 384
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
Pope Liberius c. AD 310 – AD 366
Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
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
Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
Pope Hilarius c. AD 415 – AD 468
Valens AD 328 – AD 378
Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
Nestorius 380s – c. AD 451
Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
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
Gratian AD 359 – AD 383
Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
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
Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Orosius c. AD 385 – c. AD 418
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
Saint Monica AD 332 – AD 387
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
Ardashir II 310s – AD 383
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
Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
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
Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376