Who Was Alive

Were Saint Sebastian and Constantine the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Saint Sebastian and Constantine the Great were alive at the same time, from c. AD 272 to AD 287.

Saint Sebastian

Saint Sebastian

Roman soldier

Born c. AD 255 · died 20 January AD 287

Constantine the Great

Constantine the Great

Roman emperor

Born c. AD 272 · died 22 May AD 337

  1. Plotinus, AD 205 – AD 270
  2. Aurelian, AD 214 – AD 275
  3. Diocletian, 240s – AD 316
  4. Saint Sebastian, c. AD 255 – AD 287
  5. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  6. Saint George, AD 275 – c. AD 303
  7. Basil of Caesarea, AD 329 – AD 379
  8. Gregory of Nazianzus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
  9. Julian, AD 331 – AD 363

Saint Sebastian and Constantine the Great in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Saint Sebastian and Constantine the Great were born

Saint Sebastian and Constantine the Great are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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