Who Was Alive

Were Valens and Augustine of Hippo alive at the same time?

Yes. Valens and Augustine of Hippo were alive at the same time for 23 years, from AD 354 to AD 378.

Valens was 25 or 26 when Augustine of Hippo was born.

Augustine of Hippo was 23 when Valens died, aged 49 or 50.

Valens

Valens

Roman emperor

Born AD 328 · died 9 August AD 378, aged 49 or 50

Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo

Roman theologian and philosopher

Born 13 November AD 354 · died 28 August AD 430, aged 75

  1. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  2. Valens, AD 328 – AD 378
  3. Ambrose, c. AD 339 – AD 397
  4. Jerome, c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  5. John Chrysostom, c. AD 350 – AD 407
  6. Augustine of Hippo, AD 354 – AD 430
  7. Hypatia, c. AD 360 – AD 415
  8. Pope Leo I, c. AD 394 – AD 461

Valens and Augustine of Hippo 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 Valens and Augustine of Hippo were born

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