Who Was Alive

Were Valens and Hypatia alive at the same time?

Yes. Valens and Hypatia were alive at the same time, from c. AD 360 to AD 378.

Valens

Valens

Roman emperor

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

Hypatia

Hypatia

Greek philosopher

Born c. AD 360 · died March AD 415

  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 Hypatia 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 Hypatia were born

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