Theodoric I

King of Wisigoths

Born AD 393 · died AD 451, aged 57 or 58
Also known as Theodericus, Þiudarīks

Who was alive at the same time as Theodoric I?

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When Theodoric I was born, Augustine of Hippo was 38 or 39, Theodosius I was 45 or 46, Pope Siricius was 58 or 59, Pope Anastasius I was 52 or 53 and Honorius was 8 or 9.

When Theodoric I died, Pope Gelasius I was 40 or 41, Pope Hormisdas was about a year old, Julius Nepos was 20 or 21, Valentinian III was 31 or 32 and Zeno was 25 or 26.

Born during Theodoric I’s lifetime: Pope Gelasius I, Pope Hormisdas, Pope Simplicius, Odoacer, Pope Felix III, Theodosius II, Pope Hilarius and Julius Nepos.

Not quite contemporaries: Basil of Caesarea died about 13 years before Theodoric I was born, Clovis I was born about 13 years after Theodoric I died, Gregory of Nazianzus died about 2 years before Theodoric I was born and Theodoric the Great was born about 3 years after Theodoric I died.

What happened in Theodoric I’s lifetime

Visigoths sack Rome AD 410Theodoric I was 16 or 17

Where Theodoric I’s contemporaries were born

Theodoric I is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (67 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Martin of Tours: Savaria
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
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Arcadius: Hispania
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Honorius: Istanbul
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Theodosius II: Constantinople
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Pope Felix III: Rome
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Valentinian III: Ravenna
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Marcian: Thrace
Ausonius: Bordeaux
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Claudian: Alexandria
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Constantius III: Niš
Stilicho: Constantinople
Anthemius: Constantinople
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Orosius: Braga
Libius Severus: Lucania
Kumārajīva: Kushan Empire
Pelagius: Roman Britain
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Genevieve: Nanterre
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
Syagrius: Lyon
Prudentius: Calahorra
Macrobius: Rome
John Cassian: Dobruja
Synesius: Cyrene
Pulcheria: Constantinople
Mary of Egypt: Alexandria
Priscus: Panion
Martianus Capella: M'Daourouch
Simeon Stylites: Kozan
Sozomen: Beit Lahia
Aelia Eudocia: Athens
Evagrius Ponticus: Ibora
Sigeric: Balkans
Peter Chrysologus: Imola
Movses Khorenatsi: Harman
Isidore of Miletus: Miletus

Compare Theodoric I

The 82 best-known contemporaries

82 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Theodoric I. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 423.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
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
Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
Theodosius I AD 347 – AD 395
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
Pope Anastasius I AD 340 – AD 401
Saint Patrick c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
Honorius AD 384 – AD 423
Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
Theodosius II AD 401 – AD 450
Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
Pope Hilarius c. AD 415 – AD 468
Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
Julius Nepos AD 430 – AD 480
Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
Nestorius 380s – c. AD 451
Valentinian III AD 419 – AD 455
Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
Majorian 420s – AD 461
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
Claudian c. AD 370 – c. AD 405
Petronius Maximus c. AD 396 – AD 455
Avitus AD 395 – AD 457
Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
Anthemius AD 420 – AD 472
Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Orosius c. AD 385 – c. AD 418
Libius Severus AD 420 – AD 465
Bahram V AD 406 – c. AD 439
Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
Galla Placidia AD 386 – AD 450
Genevieve AD 423 – AD 502
Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
Syagrius c. AD 430 – c. AD 487
Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
Synesius AD 370 – AD 413
Chlodio c. AD 393 – AD 448
Pulcheria AD 399 – AD 453
Euric AD 420 – AD 484
Theodoric II AD 426 – AD 466
Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
Thorismund c. AD 420 – AD 453
Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
Simeon Stylites c. AD 390 – AD 459
Sozomen c. AD 400 – c. AD 450
Aelia Eudocia 400s – AD 460
Ricimer AD 405 – AD 472
Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
Sigeric c. 370s – AD 415
Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501