Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 285?

29 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 285. 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.

Died in AD 285: Carinus.

  1. Constantine the Great11–15
  2. Diocletian36–45
  3. Saint George10
  4. Arius26–35
  5. Eusebius17–22
  6. Anthony the Great34
  7. Constantius Chlorus35
  8. Pope Marcellus I30
  9. Helena, mother of Constantine I33–37
  10. Saint Lucy0–5
  11. Licinius20–25
  12. Porphyry of Tyre49–54
  13. Saint Sebastian28–33
  14. Maximian35–45
  15. Galerius27
  16. Saint Barbara12
  17. Maxentius7
  18. Iamblichus37–42
  19. Carinus34 or 35 †
  20. Lactantius42–48
  21. Maximinus Daza15
  22. Gregory the Illuminator46
  23. Pope Alexander I of Alexandria35
  24. Paul of Thebes56–61
  25. Saint Pantaleon2–8
  26. Januarius13
  27. Liu Hui57–62
  28. Arnobius30
  29. Saint Marinus10

Where the people alive in AD 285 were born

The 29 best known of those alive in AD 285. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (27 of 29 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list