Who Was Alive

Were Theodoric the Great and Boethius alive at the same time?

Yes. Theodoric the Great and Boethius were alive at the same time, from c. AD 480 to AD 524.

Theodoric the Great was 69 or 70 when Boethius died.

Theodoric the Great

Theodoric the Great

Monarch of Italy

Born 12 May AD 454 · died 30 August AD 526, aged 72

Boethius

Boethius

Roman philosopher

Born c. AD 480 · died AD 524

  1. Pope Leo I, c. AD 394 – AD 461
  2. Theodoric the Great, AD 454 – AD 526
  3. Clovis I, c. AD 466 – AD 511
  4. Aryabhata, AD 476 – AD 550
  5. Boethius, c. AD 480 – AD 524
  6. Benedict of Nursia, AD 480 – AD 547
  7. Justinian I, AD 482 – AD 565

Theodoric the Great and Boethius 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 Theodoric the Great and Boethius were born

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