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Valentinian I
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Valentinian I

Roman emperor

Born 3 July AD 321 · died 17 November AD 375, aged 54
Also known as Valentinianus I

Who was alive at the same time as Valentinian I?

  1. Helena, mother of Constantine I, c. AD 250 – AD 330
  2. Arius, 250s – AD 336
  3. Anthony the Great, AD 251 – c. AD 357
  4. Eusebius, c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
  5. Constantine the Great, c. AD 272 – AD 337
  6. Athanasius of Alexandria, AD 296 – AD 373
  7. Pope Damasus I, AD 305 – AD 384
  8. Pope Liberius, c. AD 310 – AD 366
  9. Martin of Tours, c. AD 327 – AD 397
  10. Constantius II, AD 317 – AD 361
  11. Valentinian I, AD 321 – AD 375
  12. Ammianus Marcellinus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
  13. Basil of Caesarea, AD 329 – AD 379
  14. Gregory of Nazianzus, c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
  15. Julian, AD 331 – AD 363
  16. Pope Siricius, AD 334 – AD 399
  17. Ambrose, c. AD 339 – AD 397
  18. Pope Anastasius I, AD 340 – AD 401
  19. Jerome, c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  20. John Chrysostom, c. AD 350 – AD 407
  21. Theodosius I, AD 347 – AD 395
  22. Augustine of Hippo, AD 354 – AD 430
  23. Hypatia, c. AD 360 – AD 415
  24. Pope Boniface I, c. AD 370 – AD 422

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When Valentinian I was born, Athanasius of Alexandria was 24 or 25, Pope Damasus I was 15 or 16, Anthony the Great was 69 or 70, Constantius II was 3 and Constantine II was 5.

When Valentinian I died, Augustine of Hippo was 21, Theodosius I was 28, Basil of Caesarea was 45 or 46, Pope Damasus I was 69 or 70 and Pope Siricius was 40 or 41.

Born during Valentinian I’s lifetime: Augustine of Hippo, Hypatia, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Ambrose, Julian, Theodosius I and Basil of Caesarea.

Not quite contemporaries: Diocletian died about 5 years before Valentinian I was born, Pope Leo I was born about 13 years after Valentinian I died, Pope Sixtus III was born about 13 years after Valentinian I died and Constantius Chlorus died about 15 years before Valentinian I was born.

What happened in Valentinian I’s lifetime

Where Valentinian I’s contemporaries were born

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The 73 best-known contemporaries

73 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Valentinian I. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 348.

  1. Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
  2. Constantine the Great c. AD 272 – AD 337
  3. Hypatia c. AD 360 – AD 415
  4. Jerome c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
  5. John Chrysostom c. AD 350 – AD 407
  6. Ambrose c. AD 339 – AD 397
  7. Julian AD 331 – AD 363
  8. Theodosius I AD 347 – AD 395
  9. Basil of Caesarea AD 329 – AD 379
  10. Gregory of Nazianzus c. AD 330 – c. AD 390
  11. Athanasius of Alexandria AD 296 – AD 373
  12. Pope Damasus I AD 305 – AD 384
  13. Martin of Tours c. AD 327 – AD 397
  14. Arius 250s – AD 336
  15. Eusebius c. AD 265 – c. AD 340
  16. Pope Liberius c. AD 310 – AD 366
  17. Anthony the Great AD 251 – c. AD 357
  18. Pope Siricius AD 334 – AD 399
  19. Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
  20. Constantius II AD 317 – AD 361
  21. Ammianus Marcellinus c. AD 330 – c. AD 395
  22. Pope Anastasius I AD 340 – AD 401
  23. Helena, mother of Constantine I c. AD 250 – AD 330
  24. Valens AD 328 – AD 378
  25. Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
  26. Licinius c. AD 263 – AD 325
  27. Constantine II AD 316 – AD 340
  28. Jovian AD 331 – AD 364
  29. Ephrem the Syrian c. AD 306 – AD 373
  30. Shapur II c. AD 310 – AD 379
  31. Hilary of Poitiers AD 315 – AD 367
  32. Ausonius AD 310 – AD 395
  33. Gratian AD 359 – AD 383
  34. Iamblichus c. AD 245 – c. AD 325
  35. Ulfilas c. AD 309 – AD 383
  36. Constans c. AD 322 – AD 350
  37. Claudian c. AD 370 – c. AD 405
  38. Valentinian II AD 371 – AD 392
  39. Pappus of Alexandria c. AD 290 – c. AD 350
  40. Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
  41. Cyril of Jerusalem c. AD 313 – c. AD 386
  42. Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
  43. Epiphanius of Salamis c. AD 315 – AD 403
  44. Samudragupta AD 335 – AD 380
  45. Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
  46. Aurelius Victor c. AD 321 – c. AD 391
  47. Magnus Maximus AD 335 – AD 388
  48. Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
  49. Saint Monica AD 332 – AD 387
  50. Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
  51. Gregory the Illuminator AD 239 – c. AD 327
  52. Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
  53. Magnentius AD 303 – AD 353
  54. Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
  55. Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
  56. Pope Alexander I of Alexandria AD 250 – AD 326
  57. Pachomius the Great AD 292 – AD 348
  58. John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
  59. Synesius AD 370 – AD 413
  60. Paul of Thebes c. AD 227 – c. AD 342
  61. Libanius c. AD 314 – AD 393
  62. Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
  63. Emperor Nintoku AD 290 – AD 399
  64. Ardashir II 310s – AD 383
  65. Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
  66. Saint Nino AD 296 – AD 335
  67. Athanaric AD 318 – AD 381
  68. Evagrius Ponticus c. AD 345 – AD 399
  69. Arnobius AD 255 – AD 327
  70. Saint Marinus AD 275 – AD 366
  71. Macarius of Egypt c. AD 301 – AD 391
  72. Eugenius AD 345 – AD 394
  73. Ermanaric c. AD 291 – c. AD 376