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Synesius
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Synesius

Greek bishop

Born AD 370 · died AD 413, aged 42 or 43
Also known as Synesius of Cyrene, Synesius of Ptolemais

Who was alive at the same time as Synesius?

  1. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373
  2. Pope Damasus I, AD 305 – AD 384
  3. Martin of Tours, c. AD 327 – AD 397
  4. Valentinian I, AD 321 – AD 375
  5. Ammianus Marcellinus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
  6. Basil of Caesarea, AD 329 – AD 379
  7. Gregory of Nazianzus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
  8. Pope Siricius, AD 334 – AD 399
  9. Ambrose, c. AD 339 – AD 397
  10. Pope Anastasius I, AD 340 – AD 401
  11. Jerome, c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  12. John Chrysostom, c. AD 350 – AD 407
  13. Theodosius I, AD 347 – AD 395
  14. Augustine of Hippo, AD 354 – AD 430
  15. Hypatia, c. AD 360 – AD 415
  16. Pope Boniface I, c. AD 370 – AD 422
  17. Synesius, AD 370 – AD 413
  18. Arcadius, AD 377 – AD 408
  19. Saint Patrick, c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
  20. Honorius, AD 384 – AD 423
  21. Pope Leo I, c. AD 394 – AD 461
  22. Pope Sixtus III, c. AD 390 – AD 440
  23. Theodosius II, AD 401 – AD 450
  24. Pope Gelasius I, AD 410 – AD 496

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When Synesius was born, Augustine of Hippo was 15 or 16, Theodosius I was 22 or 23, Basil of Caesarea was 40 or 41, Pope Damasus I was 64 or 65 and Pope Siricius was 35 or 36.

When Synesius died, Augustine of Hippo was 58 or 59, Pope Gelasius I was 2 or 3, Honorius was 28 or 29, Theodosius II was 11 or 12 and Cyril of Alexandria was 36 or 37.

Born during Synesius’s lifetime: Pope Leo I, Pope Gelasius I, Pope Sixtus III, Saint Patrick, Honorius, Theodosius II, Arcadius and Cyril of Alexandria.

Not quite contemporaries: Julian died about 7 years before Synesius was born, Pope Liberius died about 4 years before Synesius was born, Anthony the Great died about 10 years before Synesius was born and Pope Simplicius was born about 4 years after Synesius died.

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The 81 best-known contemporaries

81 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Synesius. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 392.

  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. Theodosius I AD 347 – AD 395
  8. Basil of Caesarea AD 329 – AD 379
  9. Gregory of Nazianzus c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
  10. Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
  11. Pope Damasus I AD 305 – AD 384
  12. Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
  13. Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
  14. Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
  15. Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
  16. Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
  17. Ammianus Marcellinus c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
  18. Pope Anastasius I AD 340 – AD 401
  19. Saint Patrick c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
  20. Honorius AD 384 – AD 423
  21. Theodosius II AD 401 – AD 450
  22. Valentinian I AD 321 – AD 375
  23. Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
  24. Valens AD 328 – AD 378
  25. Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
  26. Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
  27. Nestorius 380s – c. AD 451
  28. Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
  29. Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
  30. Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
  31. Ephrem the Syrian c. AD 306 – AD 373
  32. Shapur II c. AD 310 – AD 379
  33. Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
  34. Gratian AD 359 – AD 383
  35. Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
  36. Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
  37. Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
  38. Claudian c. AD 370 – c. AD 405
  39. Theodoric I AD 393 – AD 451
  40. Petronius Maximus c. AD 396 – AD 455
  41. Avitus AD 395 – AD 457
  42. Valentinian II AD 371 – AD 392
  43. Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
  44. Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
  45. Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
  46. Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
  47. Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
  48. Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
  49. Orosius c. AD 385 – c. AD 418
  50. Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
  51. Bahram V AD 406 – c. AD 439
  52. Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
  53. Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
  54. Saint Monica AD 332 – AD 387
  55. Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
  56. Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
  57. Galla Placidia AD 386 – AD 450
  58. Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
  59. Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
  60. Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
  61. John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
  62. Chlodio c. AD 393 – AD 448
  63. Pulcheria AD 399 – AD 453
  64. Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
  65. Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
  66. Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
  67. Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
  68. Ardashir II 310s – AD 383
  69. Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
  70. Simeon Stylites c. AD 390 – AD 459
  71. Sozomen c. AD 400 – c. AD 450
  72. Aelia Eudocia 400s – AD 460
  73. Ricimer AD 405 – AD 472
  74. Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
  75. Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
  76. Sigeric c. 370s – AD 415
  77. Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
  78. Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
  79. Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
  80. Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
  81. Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376