Valentinian III

Roman monarch

Born 2 July AD 419 · died 16 March AD 455, aged 35
Also known as Flavius Placidus Valentinianus, Flavius Placidius Valentinianus, Valentinianus III

Who was alive at the same time as Valentinian III?

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When Valentinian III was born, Augustine of Hippo was 64, Pope Gelasius I was 8 or 9, Honorius was 34, Theodosius II was 18 and Cyril of Alexandria was 42 or 43.

When Valentinian III died, Theodoric the Great was under a year old, Pope Gelasius I was 44 or 45, Pope Hormisdas was 4 or 5, Julius Nepos was 24 or 25 and Zeno was 29 or 30.

Born during Valentinian III’s lifetime: Theodoric the Great, Pope Hormisdas, Odoacer, Pope Felix III, Julius Nepos, Zeno, Justin I and Majorian.

Not quite contemporaries: Hypatia died about 4 years before Valentinian III was born, John Chrysostom died about 12 years before Valentinian III was born, Clovis I was born about 9 years after Valentinian III died and Pope John I was born about 13 years after Valentinian III died.

Where Valentinian III’s contemporaries were born

Valentinian III is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (50 of 62 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Valentinian III: Ravenna
Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Pope Boniface I: Rome
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Honorius: Istanbul
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Marcian: Thrace
Theodosius II: Constantinople
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Pope Felix III: Rome
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Constantius III: Niš
Anthemius: Constantinople
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Libius Severus: Lucania
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Genevieve: Nanterre
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
Syagrius: Lyon
Macrobius: Rome
John Cassian: Dobruja
Pulcheria: Constantinople
Priscus: Panion
Martianus Capella: M'Daourouch
Simeon Stylites: Kozan
Sozomen: Beit Lahia
Aelia Eudocia: Athens
Peter Chrysologus: Imola
Movses Khorenatsi: Harman
Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
Brigid of Kildare: Faughart
Zu Chongzhi: Jiankang

Compare Valentinian III

The 61 best-known contemporaries

61 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Valentinian III. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 437.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
Pope Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
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
Theodosius II AD 401 – AD 450
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
Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
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
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
Anthemius AD 420 – AD 472
Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Libius Severus AD 420 – AD 465
Bahram V AD 406 – c. AD 439
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
Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
Chlodio c. AD 393 – AD 448
Pulcheria AD 399 – AD 453
Euric AD 420 – AD 484
Theodoric II AD 426 – AD 466
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
Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501