Who was alive in AD 342?
39 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 342. 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.
Ambrose0–5
Julian11
Basil of Caesarea12–13- Gregory of Nazianzus11–13
Athanasius of Alexandria46
Pope Damasus I36–37
Martin of Tours5–26
Pope Liberius29–34
Anthony the Great91
Pope Siricius7–8
Constantius II25
Ammianus Marcellinus9–14- Pope Anastasius I1–2
Valentinian I21
Valens13–14
Jovian11
Ephrem the Syrian33–38
Shapur II32–33
Hilary of Poitiers26–27
Ausonius32
Ulfilas30–36
Constans18–22- Pappus of Alexandria50–54
Cyril of Jerusalem26–31
Epiphanius of Salamis24–29
Samudragupta7
Faxian2–5- Aurelius Victor19–24
- Magnus Maximus7
Saint Monica10- Magnentius38–39
Pachomius the Great50
Libanius25–30
Emperor Nintoku52
Ardashir II22–32Athanaric23–24
Saint Marinus67
Macarius of Egypt40–42- Ermanaric49–54
Where the people alive in AD 342 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Ambrose: Augusta Treverorum
- Julian: Constantinople
- Basil of Caesarea: Kayseri
- Gregory of Nazianzus: Nazianzus
- Athanasius of Alexandria: Alexandria
- Pope Damasus I: Egitania
- Martin of Tours: Savaria
- Pope Liberius: Rome
- Anthony the Great: Coma
- Pope Siricius: Rome
- Constantius II: Sirmium
- Ammianus Marcellinus: Antioch
- Pope Anastasius I: Rome
- Valentinian I: Vinkovci
- Valens: Vinkovci
- Jovian: Singidunum
- Ephrem the Syrian: Nusaybin
- Shapur II: Firuzabad
- Hilary of Poitiers: Poitiers
- Ausonius: Bordeaux
- Ulfilas: Dacia
- Constans: Italy
- Pappus of Alexandria: Alexandria
- Cyril of Jerusalem: Jerusalem
- Samudragupta: Indraprastha
- Faxian: Xiangyuan County
- Aurelius Victor: Africa
- Magnus Maximus: Hispania
- Saint Monica: Thagaste
- Magnentius: Amiens
- Pachomius the Great: Esna
- Libanius: Antioch
- Saint Marinus: Dalmatia
- Macarius of Egypt: Lower Egypt