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Samudragupta
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Samudragupta

Born AD 335 · died AD 380, aged 44 or 45

Who was alive at the same time as Samudragupta?

  1. Arius, 250s – AD 336
  2. Anthony the Great, AD 251 – c. AD 357
  3. Eusebius, c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
  4. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  5. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373
  6. Pope Damasus I, AD 305 – AD 384
  7. Pope Liberius, c. AD 310 – AD 366
  8. Martin of Tours, c. AD 327 – AD 397
  9. Constantius II, AD 317 – AD 361
  10. Valentinian I, AD 321 – AD 375
  11. Ammianus Marcellinus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
  12. Basil of Caesarea, AD 329 – AD 379
  13. Gregory of Nazianzus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
  14. Julian, AD 331 – AD 363
  15. Pope Siricius, AD 334 – AD 399
  16. Samudragupta, AD 335 – AD 380
  17. Ambrose, c. AD 339 – AD 397
  18. Pope Anastasius I, AD 340 – AD 401
  19. Jerome, c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  20. John Chrysostom, c. AD 350 – AD 407
  21. Theodosius I, AD 347 – AD 395
  22. Augustine of Hippo, AD 354 – AD 430
  23. Hypatia, c. AD 360 – AD 415
  24. Pope Boniface I, c. AD 370 – AD 422

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When Samudragupta was born, Julian was 3 or 4, Basil of Caesarea was 5 or 6, Athanasius of Alexandria was 38 or 39, Pope Damasus I was 29 or 30 and Anthony the Great was 83 or 84.

When Samudragupta died, Augustine of Hippo was 25 or 26, Theodosius I was 32 or 33, Pope Damasus I was 74 or 75, Pope Siricius was 45 or 46 and Pope Anastasius I was 39 or 40.

Born during Samudragupta’s lifetime: Augustine of Hippo, Hypatia, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Ambrose, Theodosius I, Pope Boniface I and Pope Anastasius I.

Not quite contemporaries: Pope Leo I was born about 8 years after Samudragupta died, Pope Sixtus III was born about 8 years after Samudragupta died, Saint Patrick was born about 3 years after Samudragupta died and Honorius was born about 4 years after Samudragupta died.

Where Samudragupta’s contemporaries were born

Samudragupta is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (62 of 69 placed); tap one to open that person.
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The 68 best-known contemporaries

68 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Samudragupta. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 358.

  1. Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
  2. Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
  3. Hypatia c. AD 360 – AD 415
  4. Jerome c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  5. John Chrysostom c. AD 350 – AD 407
  6. Ambrose c. AD 339 – AD 397
  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. Arius 250s – AD 336
  15. Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
  16. Pope Liberius c. AD 310 – AD 366
  17. Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
  18. Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
  19. Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
  20. Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
  21. Ammianus Marcellinus c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
  22. Pope Anastasius I AD 340 – AD 401
  23. Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
  24. Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
  25. Valens AD 328 – AD 378
  26. Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
  27. Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
  28. Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
  29. Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
  30. Ephrem the Syrian c. AD 306 – AD 373
  31. Shapur II c. AD 310 – AD 379
  32. Hilary of Poitiers AD 315 – AD 367
  33. Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
  34. Gratian AD 359 – AD 383
  35. Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
  36. Constans c. AD 322 – AD 350
  37. Claudian c. AD 370 – c. AD 405
  38. Valentinian II AD 371 – AD 392
  39. Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
  40. Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
  41. Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
  42. Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
  43. Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
  44. Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
  45. Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
  46. Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
  47. Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
  48. Saint Monica AD 332 – AD 387
  49. Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
  50. Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
  51. Magnentius AD 303 – AD 353
  52. Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
  53. Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
  54. Pachomius the Great AD 292 – AD 348
  55. John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
  56. Synesius AD 370 – AD 413
  57. Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
  58. Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
  59. Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
  60. Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
  61. Ardashir II 310s – AD 383
  62. Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
  63. Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
  64. Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
  65. Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
  66. Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
  67. Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
  68. Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376