Who Was Alive
Probus
Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Probus

Roman emperor

Born 9 August AD 232 · died AD 282, aged 49 or 50
Also known as Marcus Aurelius Probus, Marcus Aurelius Valerius Probus, Equitius

Who was alive at the same time as Probus?

  1. Nagarjuna, c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  2. Tertullian, c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  3. Pope Cornelius, c. AD 180 – AD 253
  4. Origen, c. AD 184 – AD 254
  5. Pope Dionysius, c. AD 200 – AD 268
  6. Pope Fabian, c. 200s – AD 250
  7. Diophantus, c. AD 200 – c. AD 284
  8. Valerian, c. AD 199 – c. AD 265
  9. Decius, AD 201 – AD 251
  10. Philip the Arab, c. AD 204 – AD 249
  11. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  12. Severus Alexander, AD 208 – AD 235
  13. Pope Sixtus II, c. AD 215 – AD 258
  14. Mani, c. AD 216 – c. AD 276
  15. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  16. Probus, AD 232 – AD 282
  17. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  18. Arius, 250s – AD 336
  19. Constantius Chlorus, AD 250 – AD 306
  20. Anthony the Great, AD 251 – c. AD 357
  21. Pope Marcellus I, AD 255 – AD 309
  22. Eusebius, c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
  23. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  24. Saint George, AD 275 – c. AD 303

Drag across the timeline, or use the arrow keys, to see who was alive in any year and the age each person reached that year. Dashed lines mark world events. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

When Probus was born, Plotinus was 26 or 27, Aurelian was 17, Severus Alexander was 23, Decius was 30 or 31 and Maximinus Thrax was 58 or 59.

When Probus died, Saint George was 6 or 7, Anthony the Great was 30 or 31, Constantius Chlorus was 31 or 32, Pope Marcellus I was 26 or 27 and Galerius was 23 or 24.

Born during Probus’s lifetime: Constantine the Great, Diocletian, Saint George, Arius, Eusebius, Anthony the Great, Constantius Chlorus and Pope Marcellus I.

Not quite contemporaries: Athanasius of Alexandria was born about 14 years after Probus died, Elagabalus died about 10 years before Probus was born, Macrinus died about 14 years before Probus was born and Clement of Alexandria died about 15 years before Probus was born.

Where Probus’s contemporaries were born

Probus is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (66 of 74 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list

Compare Probus

The 73 best-known contemporaries

73 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Probus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 257.

  1. Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
  2. Nagarjuna c. AD 150 – c. AD 250
  3. Plotinus AD 205 – AD 270
  4. Tertullian c. AD 160 – c. AD 240
  5. Diocletian 240s – AD 316
  6. Saint George AD 275 – c. AD 303
  7. Aurelian AD 214 – AD 275
  8. Origen c. AD 184 – AD 254
  9. Pope Sixtus II c. AD 215 – AD 258
  10. Pope Dionysius c. AD 200 – AD 268
  11. Diophantus c. AD 200 – c. AD 284
  12. Severus Alexander AD 208 – AD 235
  13. Pope Cornelius c. AD 180 – AD 253
  14. Pope Fabian c. 200s – AD 250
  15. Arius 250s – AD 336
  16. Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
  17. Decius AD 201 – AD 251
  18. Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
  19. Philip the Arab c. AD 204 – AD 249
  20. Constantius Chlorus AD 250 – AD 306
  21. Valerian c. AD 199 – c. AD 265
  22. Mani c. AD 216 – c. AD 276
  23. Pope Marcellus I AD 255 – AD 309
  24. Maximinus Thrax AD 173 – AD 238
  25. Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
  26. Saint Valentine AD 175 – AD 273
  27. Claudius Gothicus AD 214 – AD 270
  28. Gordian I AD 159 – AD 238
  29. Gordian III AD 225 – AD 244
  30. Licinius c. AD 263 – AD 325
  31. Gallienus c. AD 218 – AD 268
  32. Porphyry of Tyre c. AD 233 – c. AD 301
  33. Saint Sebastian c. AD 255 – AD 287
  34. Ardashir I AD 180 – c. AD 242
  35. Cyprian c. AD 200 – AD 258
  36. Saint Lawrence AD 225 – AD 258
  37. Maximian c. AD 245 – AD 310
  38. Aemilianus AD 207 – AD 253
  39. Galerius AD 258 – AD 311
  40. Balbinus AD 178 – AD 238
  41. Tacitus AD 200 – AD 276
  42. Trebonianus Gallus AD 206 – AD 253
  43. Quintillus AD 212 – AD 270
  44. Agatha of Sicily AD 235 – AD 261
  45. Saint Barbara AD 273 – AD 306
  46. Maxentius AD 278 – AD 312
  47. Gordian II 190s – AD 238
  48. Zenobia c. AD 240 – AD 274
  49. Hippolytus of Rome c. AD 170 – AD 235
  50. Carus c. AD 222 – AD 283
  51. Zhuge Liang AD 181 – AD 234
  52. Florianus AD 232 – AD 276
  53. Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
  54. Carinus AD 250 – AD 285
  55. Hostilian c. AD 232 – AD 251
  56. Lactantius c. AD 240 – c. AD 320
  57. Maximinus Daza AD 270 – AD 313
  58. Volusianus AD 230 – AD 253
  59. Numerian AD 254 – AD 284
  60. Herennius Etruscus c. AD 227 – AD 251
  61. Gregory the Illuminator AD 239 – c. AD 327
  62. Saloninus AD 242 – AD 260
  63. Sun Quan AD 182 – AD 252
  64. Novatian AD 220 – AD 258
  65. Pope Alexander I of Alexandria AD 250 – AD 326
  66. Herodian c. AD 170 – c. AD 250
  67. Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
  68. Januarius AD 272 – AD 305
  69. Dionysius of Alexandria AD 190 – AD 264
  70. Liu Hui c. AD 225 – c. AD 295
  71. Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
  72. Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
  73. Sextus Julius Africanus c. AD 160 – c. AD 240