Theodosius II

Roman emperor

Born 10 April AD 401 · died 28 July AD 450, aged 49
Also known as Theodosius the Younger, Theodosius the Calligrapher, Emperor of Rome Theodosius II

Who was alive at the same time as Theodosius II?

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When Theodosius II was born, Augustine of Hippo was 46, Pope Anastasius I was 60 or 61, Honorius was 16, Arcadius was 24 and Cyril of Alexandria was 24 or 25.

When Theodosius II died, Pope Gelasius I was 39 or 40, Julius Nepos was 19 or 20, Valentinian III was 31, Zeno was 24 or 25 and Gaiseric was 60 or 61.

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

Not quite contemporaries: Ambrose died about 4 years before Theodosius II was born, Theodosius I died about 6 years before Theodosius II was born, Clovis I was born about 14 years after Theodosius II died and Gregory of Nazianzus died about 10 years before Theodosius II was born.

What happened in Theodosius II’s lifetime

Visigoths sack Rome AD 410Theodosius II was 9

Where Theodosius II’s contemporaries were born

Theodosius 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 (61 of 73 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Theodosius II: Constantinople
Pope Anastasius I: Rome
Jerome: Dalmatia
John Chrysostom: Antioch
Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Hypatia: Alexandria
Pope Boniface I: Rome
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Arcadius: Hispania
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Honorius: Istanbul
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Valentinian III: Ravenna
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Pope Felix III: Rome
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Marcian: Thrace
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
Sigeric: Balkans
Peter Chrysologus: Imola
Movses Khorenatsi: Harman
Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
Zu Chongzhi: Jiankang

Compare Theodosius II

The 72 best-known contemporaries

72 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Theodosius II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 426.

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
Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
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
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
Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
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
Theodoric I AD 393 – AD 451
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
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
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
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501