Who Was Alive

Were Pope Hormisdas and Boethius alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Hormisdas and Boethius were alive at the same time, from c. AD 480 to AD 523.

Pope Hormisdas

Pope Hormisdas

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 450 · died 6 August AD 523, aged 72 or 73

Boethius

Boethius

Roman philosopher

Born c. AD 480 · died AD 524

  1. Pope Leo I, c. AD 394 – AD 461
  2. Pope Hormisdas, AD 450 – AD 523
  3. Theodoric the Great, AD 454 – AD 526
  4. Clovis I, c. AD 466 – AD 511
  5. Aryabhata, AD 476 – AD 550
  6. Boethius, c. AD 480 – AD 524
  7. Benedict of Nursia, AD 480 – AD 547
  8. Justinian I, AD 482 – AD 565

Pope Hormisdas and Boethius in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Pope Hormisdas and Boethius were born

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