Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 278?

31 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 278. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.

Born in AD 278: Maxentius.

  1. Constantine the Great4–8
  2. Diocletian29–38
  3. Saint George3
  4. Diophantus75–81
  5. Arius19–28
  6. Eusebius10–15
  7. Anthony the Great27
  8. Constantius Chlorus28
  9. Pope Marcellus I23
  10. Helena, mother of Constantine I26–30
  11. Licinius13–18
  12. Porphyry of Tyre42–47
  13. Saint Sebastian21–26
  14. Maximian28–38
  15. Probus46
  16. Galerius20
  17. Saint Barbara5
  18. Maxentiusborn
  19. Carus54–58
  20. Iamblichus30–35
  21. Carinus28
  22. Lactantius35–41
  23. Maximinus Daza8
  24. Numerian24
  25. Gregory the Illuminator39
  26. Pope Alexander I of Alexandria28
  27. Paul of Thebes49–54
  28. Januarius6
  29. Liu Hui50–55
  30. Arnobius23
  31. Saint Marinus3

Where the people alive in AD 278 were born

The 31 best known of those alive in AD 278. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (29 of 31 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list