Who Was Alive
Roderic
Mariano de la Roca y Delgado, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Roderic

King of Wisigoths

Born AD 688 · died July AD 711, aged 22 or 23
Also known as Roderich

Who was alive at the same time as Roderic?

  1. Wu Zetian, AD 624 – AD 705
  2. Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, AD 624 – AD 692
  3. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, c. AD 646 – AD 705
  4. Pope Sisinnius, c. AD 650 – AD 708
  5. Pope John VII, AD 650 – AD 707
  6. Pope Sergius I, AD 650 – AD 701
  7. Pope John VI, AD 655 – AD 705
  8. Ali al-Sajjad, AD 659 – AD 713
  9. Justinian II, AD 669 – AD 711
  10. Pope Gregory II, AD 669 – AD 731
  11. Tariq ibn Ziyad, AD 670 – AD 720
  12. Bede, c. AD 672 – AD 735
  13. John of Damascus, c. AD 675 – AD 749
  14. Leo III the Isaurian, AD 675 – AD 741
  15. Pope Zachary, AD 679 – AD 752
  16. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, AD 681 – c. AD 720
  17. Pelagius of Asturias, c. AD 685 – AD 737
  18. Roderic, AD 688 – AD 711
  19. Charles Martel, AD 688 – AD 741
  20. Ja'far al-Sadiq, c. AD 701 – c. AD 765
  21. Abu Hanifa, AD 699 – c. AD 768
  22. Pope Adrian I, AD 700 – AD 795
  23. Pope Paul I, AD 700 – AD 767
  24. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762

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When Roderic was born, Wu Zetian was 63 or 64, Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was 6 or 7, Leo III the Isaurian was 12 or 13, Justinian II was 18 or 19 and Tariq ibn Ziyad was 17 or 18.

When Roderic died, Li Bai was 10, Abu Hanifa was 11, Pope Gregory II was 41 or 42, Charles Martel was 22 and Pope Adrian I was 10 or 11.

Born during Roderic’s lifetime: Li Bai, Abu Hanifa, Pope Adrian I, Pope Paul I, Ja'far al-Sadiq, Wang Wei, Dagobert III and Al-Walid II.

Not quite contemporaries: Du Fu was born about a year after Roderic died, Brahmagupta died about 15 years before Roderic was born, Aisha died about 8 years before Roderic was born and Husayn ibn Ali died about 8 years before Roderic was born.

Where Roderic’s contemporaries were born

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The 55 best-known contemporaries

55 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Roderic. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 700.

  1. Li Bai AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Abu Hanifa AD 699 – c. AD 768
  3. Bede c. AD 672 – AD 735
  4. Pope Gregory II AD 669 – AD 731
  5. Charles Martel AD 688 – AD 741
  6. Pope Adrian I AD 700 – AD 795
  7. Pope Paul I AD 700 – AD 767
  8. John of Damascus c. AD 675 – AD 749
  9. Pope John VII AD 650 – AD 707
  10. Pope Sergius I AD 650 – AD 701
  11. Pope John VI AD 655 – AD 705
  12. Pope Zachary AD 679 – AD 752
  13. Ja'far al-Sadiq c. AD 701 – c. AD 765
  14. Wu Zetian AD 624 – AD 705
  15. Pope Sisinnius c. AD 650 – AD 708
  16. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan c. AD 646 – AD 705
  17. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz AD 681 – c. AD 720
  18. Leo III the Isaurian AD 675 – AD 741
  19. Justinian II AD 669 – AD 711
  20. Tariq ibn Ziyad AD 670 – AD 720
  21. Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr AD 624 – AD 692
  22. Ali al-Sajjad AD 659 – AD 713
  23. Pelagius of Asturias c. AD 685 – AD 737
  24. Asparuh of Bulgaria c. AD 640 – c. AD 701
  25. Wang Wei AD 699 – c. AD 760
  26. Leontius AD 660 – AD 706
  27. Al-Walid I AD 668 – AD 715
  28. Saint Boniface c. AD 675 – AD 754
  29. Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik AD 675 – AD 717
  30. Isaac the Syrian c. AD 640 – c. AD 700
  31. Muhammad al-Baqir AD 677 – AD 733
  32. Marwan II AD 688 – AD 750
  33. Dagobert III c. AD 698 – AD 715
  34. Al-Walid II 700s – AD 744
  35. Ibn Ishaq AD 704 – AD 768
  36. Childebert III AD 678 – AD 711
  37. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang c. AD 684 – c. AD 765
  38. Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab c. AD 610 – AD 693
  39. Theuderic III 650s – AD 691
  40. Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik AD 691 – AD 743
  41. Chilperic II c. AD 673 – AD 721
  42. Clovis IV c. AD 677 – AD 695
  43. Hasan al-Basri AD 642 – AD 728
  44. Pepin of Herstal c. AD 645 – AD 714
  45. Empress Jitō AD 645 – AD 703
  46. Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf AD 661 – AD 714
  47. Yazid II AD 687 – AD 724
  48. Yazid III AD 701 – AD 744
  49. Empress Genmei AD 661 – AD 721
  50. Kahina AD 668 – AD 703
  51. Anas ibn Malik AD 611 – AD 713
  52. Muhammad ibn al-Qasim AD 695 – AD 715
  53. Liutprand, King of the Lombards c. 680s – AD 744
  54. Chlothar IV c. AD 685 – AD 719
  55. Shantideva c. AD 685 – c. AD 763