Priscus

Diplomat and historian

Born c. AD 410 · died c. AD 471
Also known as Priscus of Panium, Priscus Panites

Who was alive at the same time as Priscus?

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Born during Priscus’s lifetime: Clovis I, Theodoric the Great, Pope Hormisdas, Pope Simplicius, Pope Symmachus, Odoacer, Pope Felix III and Pope Hilarius.

Not quite contemporaries: Justinian I was born about 8 years after Priscus died, John Chrysostom died about a year before Priscus was born, Aryabhata was born about 2 years after Priscus died and Ambrose died about 11 years before Priscus was born.

Where Priscus’s contemporaries were born

Priscus is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (60 of 75 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Priscus: Panion
Jerome: Dalmatia
Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Hypatia: Alexandria
Pope Boniface I: Rome
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Honorius: Istanbul
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Theodosius II: Constantinople
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Valentinian III: Ravenna
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Pope Felix III: Rome
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Marcian: Thrace
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Constantius III: Niš
Leo II: Byzantine Empire
Anthemius: Constantinople
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Orosius: Braga
Libius Severus: Lucania
Kumārajīva: Kushan Empire
Pelagius: Roman Britain
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Genevieve: Nanterre
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
Syagrius: Lyon
Macrobius: Rome
John Cassian: Dobruja
Synesius: Cyrene
Pulcheria: Constantinople
Mary of Egypt: Alexandria
Martianus Capella: M'Daourouch
Simeon Stylites: Kozan
Sozomen: Beit Lahia
Aelia Eudocia: Athens
Sigeric: Balkans
Peter Chrysologus: Imola
Movses Khorenatsi: Harman
Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
Brigid of Kildare: Faughart
Zu Chongzhi: Jiankang

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The 74 best-known contemporaries

74 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Priscus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 441.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
Hypatia c. AD 360 – AD 415
Jerome c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
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 Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
Saint Patrick c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
Honorius AD 384 – AD 423
Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
Theodosius II AD 401 – AD 450
Pope Hilarius c. AD 415 – AD 468
Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
Julius Nepos AD 430 – AD 480
Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
Nestorius 380s – c. AD 451
Valentinian III AD 419 – AD 455
Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
Majorian 420s – AD 461
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
Theodoric I AD 393 – AD 451
Petronius Maximus c. AD 396 – AD 455
Avitus AD 395 – AD 457
Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
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
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Orosius c. AD 385 – c. AD 418
Libius Severus AD 420 – AD 465
Bahram V AD 406 – c. AD 439
Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
Galla Placidia AD 386 – AD 450
Genevieve AD 423 – AD 502
Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Syagrius c. AD 430 – c. AD 487
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
Euric AD 420 – AD 484
Theodoric II AD 426 – AD 466
Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
Thorismund c. AD 420 – AD 453
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
Sigeric c. 370s – AD 415
Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501