Who Was Alive

Were Valens and Jerome alive at the same time?

Yes. Valens and Jerome were alive at the same time, from c. AD 345 to AD 378.

Valens

Valens

Roman emperor

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

Jerome

Jerome

Roman Doctor of the Church

Born c. AD 345 · died c. AD 420

  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 Jerome 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 Jerome were born

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