Shapur II

Sassanian sovereign

Born AD 309–310 · died AD 379
Also known as Shapur the Great, Šābuhr II, Šābuhr the Great

Who was alive at the same time as Shapur II?

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When Shapur II was born, Maximinus Daza was 38 or 39.

When Shapur II died, Augustine of Hippo was 24 or 25, Theodosius I was 31 or 32, Pope Damasus I was 73 or 74, Pope Siricius was 44 or 45 and Pope Anastasius I was 38 or 39.

Born during Shapur II’s lifetime: Augustine of Hippo, Hypatia, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Ambrose, Julian, Theodosius I and Basil of Caesarea.

Not quite contemporaries: Saint George died about 4 years before Shapur II was born, Pope Leo I was born about 8 years after Shapur II died, Pope Sixtus III was born about 8 years after Shapur II died and Constantius Chlorus died about 3 years before Shapur II was born.

What happened in Shapur II’s lifetime

Battle of the Milvian Bridge AD 312Shapur II was 2 or 3
Council of Nicaea AD 325Shapur II was 15 or 16

Where Shapur II’s contemporaries were born

Shapur II 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

Shapur II: Firuzabad
Diocletian: Doclea
Arius: Cyrenaica
Anthony the Great: Coma
Eusebius: Caesarea Maritima
Constantine the Great: Niš
Athanasius of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pope Damasus I: Egitania
Pope Liberius: Rome
Martin of Tours: Savaria
Constantius II: Sirmium
Ammianus Marcellinus: Antioch
Basil of Caesarea: Kayseri
Gregory of Nazianzus: Nazianzus
Julian: Constantinople
Pope Siricius: Rome
Ambrose: Augusta Treverorum
Pope Anastasius I: Rome
Jerome: Dalmatia
John Chrysostom: Antioch
Theodosius I: Coca
Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Hypatia: Alexandria
Pope Boniface I: Rome
Valentinian I: Vinkovci
Arcadius: Hispania
Helena, mother of Constantine I: Helenopolis
Valens: Vinkovci
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Licinius: Felix Romuliana
Constantine II: Arles
Maximian: Sirmium
Galerius: Dacia
Maxentius: Rome
Jovian: Singidunum
Ephrem the Syrian: Nusaybin
Hilary of Poitiers: Poitiers
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Gratian: Sirmium
Iamblichus: Qinnasrin
Ulfilas: Dacia
Constans: Italy
Claudian: Alexandria
Maximinus Daza: Gamzigrad
Valentinian II: Augusta Treverorum
Pappus of Alexandria: Alexandria
Constantius III: Niš
Cyril of Jerusalem: Jerusalem
Stilicho: Constantinople
Samudragupta: Indraprastha
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Aurelius Victor: Africa
Magnus Maximus: Hispania
Kumārajīva: Kushan Empire
Saint Monica: Thagaste
Pelagius: Roman Britain
Gregory the Illuminator: Armenia
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
Magnentius: Amiens
Prudentius: Calahorra
Macrobius: Rome
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria: Alexandria
Pachomius the Great: Esna
John Cassian: Dobruja
Synesius: Cyrene
Paul of Thebes: Egypt
Libanius: Antioch
Mary of Egypt: Alexandria
Martianus Capella: M'Daourouch
Saint Nino: Cappadocia
Evagrius Ponticus: Ibora
Arnobius: El Kef
Saint Marinus: Dalmatia
Macarius of Egypt: Lower Egypt

Compare Shapur II

The 81 best-known contemporaries

81 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Shapur II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 345.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
Hypatia c. AD 360 – AD 415
Jerome c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
John Chrysostom c. AD 350 – AD 407
Ambrose c. AD 339 – AD 397
Diocletian 240s – AD 316
Julian AD 331 – AD 363
Theodosius I AD 347 – AD 395
Basil of Caesarea AD 329 – AD 379
Gregory of Nazianzus c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
Pope Damasus I AD 305 – AD 384
Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
Arius 250s – AD 336
Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
Pope Liberius c. AD 310 – AD 366
Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
Ammianus Marcellinus c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
Pope Anastasius I AD 340 – AD 401
Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
Valens AD 328 – AD 378
Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
Licinius c. AD 263 – AD 325
Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
Maximian c. AD 245 – AD 310
Galerius AD 258 – AD 311
Maxentius AD 278 – AD 312
Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
Ephrem the Syrian c. AD 306 – AD 373
Hilary of Poitiers AD 315 – AD 367
Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
Gratian AD 359 – AD 383
Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
Constans c. AD 322 – AD 350
Claudian c. AD 370 – c. AD 405
Lactantius c. AD 240 – c. AD 320
Maximinus Daza AD 270 – AD 313
Valentinian II AD 371 – AD 392
Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
Saint Monica AD 332 – AD 387
Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
Gregory the Illuminator AD 239 – c. AD 327
Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
Magnentius AD 303 – AD 353
Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
Pope Alexander I of Alexandria AD 250 – AD 326
Pachomius the Great AD 292 – AD 348
John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
Synesius AD 370 – AD 413
Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
Ardashir II 310s – AD 383
Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376