Who Was Alive

Were Pope Symmachus and Aryabhata alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Symmachus and Aryabhata were alive at the same time for 37 or 38 years, from AD 476 to AD 514.

Aryabhata was 37 or 38 when Pope Symmachus died.

Pope Symmachus

Pope Symmachus

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 460 · died 19 July AD 514

Aryabhata

Aryabhata

Astronomer

Born AD 476 · died AD 550

  1. Pope Symmachus, c. AD 460 – AD 514
  2. Clovis I, c. AD 466 – AD 511
  3. Aryabhata, AD 476 – AD 550
  4. Boethius, c. AD 480 – AD 524
  5. Benedict of Nursia, AD 480 – AD 547
  6. Justinian I, AD 482 – AD 565
  7. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604

Pope Symmachus and Aryabhata 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 Symmachus and Aryabhata were born

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