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Prudentius
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Prudentius

Roman writer

Born AD 348 · died AD 405–416
Also known as Aurelius Prudentius Clemens

Who was alive at the same time as Prudentius?

  1. Anthony the Great, AD 251 – c. AD 357
  2. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373
  3. Pope Damasus I, AD 305 – AD 384
  4. Pope Liberius, c. AD 310 – AD 366
  5. Martin of Tours, c. AD 327 – AD 397
  6. Constantius II, AD 317 – AD 361
  7. Ammianus Marcellinus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
  8. Basil of Caesarea, AD 329 – AD 379
  9. Gregory of Nazianzus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
  10. Julian, AD 331 – AD 363
  11. Pope Siricius, AD 334 – AD 399
  12. Ambrose, c. AD 339 – AD 397
  13. Pope Anastasius I, AD 340 – AD 401
  14. Jerome, c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  15. John Chrysostom, c. AD 350 – AD 407
  16. Theodosius I, AD 347 – AD 395
  17. Prudentius, AD 348 – c. AD 411
  18. Augustine of Hippo, AD 354 – AD 430
  19. Hypatia, c. AD 360 – AD 415
  20. Pope Boniface I, c. AD 370 – AD 422
  21. Saint Patrick, c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
  22. Honorius, AD 384 – AD 423
  23. Pope Leo I, c. AD 394 – AD 461
  24. Pope Sixtus III, c. AD 390 – AD 440

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When Prudentius was born, Julian was 16 or 17, Theodosius I was about a year old, Basil of Caesarea was 18 or 19, Athanasius of Alexandria was 51 or 52 and Pope Damasus I was 42 or 43.

Born during Prudentius’s lifetime: Augustine of Hippo, Hypatia, Pope Leo I, Pope Sixtus III, Pope Boniface I, Saint Patrick, Honorius and Theodosius II.

Not quite contemporaries: Constantine the Great died about 11 years before Prudentius was born, Arius died about 11 years before Prudentius was born, Eusebius died about 5 years before Prudentius was born and Pope Simplicius was born about 2 years after Prudentius died.

Where Prudentius’s contemporaries were born

Prudentius is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (74 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list

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The 83 best-known contemporaries

83 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Prudentius. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 377.

  1. Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
  2. Hypatia c. AD 360 – AD 415
  3. Jerome c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  4. John Chrysostom c. AD 350 – AD 407
  5. Ambrose c. AD 339 – AD 397
  6. Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
  7. Julian AD 331 – AD 363
  8. Theodosius I AD 347 – AD 395
  9. Basil of Caesarea AD 329 – AD 379
  10. Gregory of Nazianzus c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
  11. Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
  12. Pope Damasus I AD 305 – AD 384
  13. Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
  14. Pope Liberius c. AD 310 – AD 366
  15. Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
  16. Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
  17. Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
  18. Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
  19. Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
  20. Ammianus Marcellinus c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
  21. Pope Anastasius I AD 340 – AD 401
  22. Saint Patrick c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
  23. Honorius AD 384 – AD 423
  24. Theodosius II AD 401 – AD 450
  25. Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
  26. Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
  27. Valens AD 328 – AD 378
  28. Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
  29. Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
  30. Nestorius 380s – c. AD 451
  31. Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
  32. Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
  33. Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
  34. Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
  35. Ephrem the Syrian c. AD 306 – AD 373
  36. Shapur II c. AD 310 – AD 379
  37. Hilary of Poitiers AD 315 – AD 367
  38. Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
  39. Gratian AD 359 – AD 383
  40. Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
  41. Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
  42. Constans c. AD 322 – AD 350
  43. Claudian c. AD 370 – c. AD 405
  44. Theodoric I AD 393 – AD 451
  45. Petronius Maximus c. AD 396 – AD 455
  46. Avitus AD 395 – AD 457
  47. Valentinian II AD 371 – AD 392
  48. Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
  49. Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
  50. Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
  51. Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
  52. Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
  53. Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
  54. Orosius c. AD 385 – c. AD 418
  55. Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
  56. Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
  57. Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
  58. Saint Monica AD 332 – AD 387
  59. Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
  60. Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
  61. Galla Placidia AD 386 – AD 450
  62. Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
  63. Magnentius AD 303 – AD 353
  64. Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
  65. John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
  66. Synesius AD 370 – AD 413
  67. Chlodio c. AD 393 – AD 448
  68. Pulcheria AD 399 – AD 453
  69. Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
  70. Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
  71. Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
  72. Ardashir II 310s – AD 383
  73. Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
  74. Simeon Stylites c. AD 390 – AD 459
  75. Sozomen c. AD 400 – c. AD 450
  76. Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
  77. Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
  78. Sigeric c. 370s – AD 415
  79. Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
  80. Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
  81. Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
  82. Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
  83. Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376