Pope Symmachus

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 460 · died 19 July AD 514
Also known as Symmachus

Who was alive at the same time as Pope Symmachus?

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When Pope Symmachus died, Justinian I was 32, Aryabhata was 37 or 38, Benedict of Nursia was 34, Theodoric the Great was 60 and Pope Hormisdas was 63 or 64.

Born during Pope Symmachus’s lifetime: Justinian I, Aryabhata, Boethius, Benedict of Nursia, Clovis I, Pope John I, Pope John II and Pope Pelagius I.

Not quite contemporaries: Pope Pelagius II was born about 4 years after Pope Symmachus died, Pope Benedict I was born about 9 years after Pope Symmachus died, Theodosius II died about 8 years before Pope Symmachus was born and Pope Sabinian was born about 14 years after Pope Symmachus died.

Where Pope Symmachus’s contemporaries were born

Pope Symmachus is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (53 of 66 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Pope Felix III: Rome
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Pope John I: Siena
Pope John II: Rome
Aryabhata: Pataliputra
Pope Silverius: Frosinone
Boethius: Rome
Benedict of Nursia: Norcia
Justinian I: Tauresium
Pope Agapetus I: Rome
Chlothar I: Soissons
Khosrow I: Ardestan
Pope Pelagius I: Rome
Belisarius: Sapareva Banya
Theodora: Paphlagonia
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Leo II: Byzantine Empire
Anthemius: Constantinople
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Childebert I: Reims
Amalasuintha: Ravenna
Libius Severus: Lucania
Abd al-Muttalib: Medina
Totila: Treviso
Genevieve: Nanterre
Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
John Malalas: Antioch
Syagrius: Lyon
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Narses: Constantinople
Priscus: Panion
Anthemius of Tralles: Tralleis
Clotilde: Lyon
Gelimer: Africa
Movses Khorenatsi: Harman
Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
Imru' al-Qais: Najd
Gildas: Cheshire
Brigid of Kildare: Faughart
Saint David: Pembrokeshire
Zu Chongzhi: Jiankang

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The 65 best-known contemporaries

65 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pope Symmachus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 489.

Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
Boethius c. AD 480 – AD 524
Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
Clovis I c. AD 466 – AD 511
Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
Pope Pelagius I c. AD 505 – AD 561
Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
Pope Agapetus I 490s – AD 536
Belisarius c. AD 505 – AD 565
Pope Hilarius c. AD 415 – AD 468
Julius Nepos AD 430 – AD 480
Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
Chlothar I AD 498 – AD 561
Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Theodora c. AD 500 – AD 548
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
Leo II AD 467 – AD 474
Anthemius AD 420 – AD 472
Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
Chlodomer c. AD 495 – AD 524
Childebert I c. AD 497 – AD 558
Amalasuintha AD 498 – AD 535
Libius Severus AD 420 – AD 465
Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
Totila c. AD 510 – AD 552
Genevieve AD 423 – AD 502
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
Syagrius c. AD 430 – c. AD 487
Euric AD 420 – AD 484
Theodoric II AD 426 – AD 466
Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
Theudebert I c. AD 500 – AD 548
Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
Ricimer AD 405 – AD 472
Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Imru' al-Qais c. AD 501 – c. AD 544
Gildas AD 500 – AD 570
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Saint David AD 512 – AD 589
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501