Who Was Alive

Were Theodoric the Great and Justinian I alive at the same time?

Yes. Theodoric the Great and Justinian I were alive at the same time for 44 years, from AD 482 to AD 526.

Theodoric the Great was 28 when Justinian I was born.

Justinian I was 44 when Theodoric the Great died, aged 72.

Theodoric the Great

Theodoric the Great

Monarch of Italy

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

Justinian I

Justinian I

Byzantine emperor

Born 11 May AD 482 · died 14 November AD 565, aged 83

  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
  8. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604

Theodoric the Great and Justinian I 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 Justinian I were born

Theodoric the Great and Justinian I are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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