Zeno

Byzantine emperor

Born AD 425 · died 9 April AD 491, aged 65 or 66
Also known as Flavius Zeno, Tarasikodissa, Zenonus

Who was alive at the same time as Zeno?

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When Zeno was born, Augustine of Hippo was 70 or 71, Pope Gelasius I was 14 or 15, Theodosius II was 23 or 24, Cyril of Alexandria was 48 or 49 and Valentinian III was 5 or 6.

When Zeno died, Justinian I was 8, Aryabhata was 14 or 15, Benedict of Nursia was 11, Theodoric the Great was 36 and Pope Gelasius I was 80 or 81.

Born during Zeno’s lifetime: Justinian I, Aryabhata, Boethius, Benedict of Nursia, Clovis I, Theodoric the Great, Pope Hormisdas and Pope John I.

Not quite contemporaries: Hypatia died about 10 years before Zeno was born, Jerome died about 3 years before Zeno was born, Pope Pelagius I was born about 12 years after Zeno died and Pope Boniface I died about 3 years before Zeno was born.

Where Zeno’s contemporaries were born

Zeno is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (61 of 78 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Theodosius II: Constantinople
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Pope Felix III: Rome
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
Pope John I: Siena
Pope John II: Rome
Aryabhata: Pataliputra
Pope Silverius: Frosinone
Boethius: Rome
Benedict of Nursia: Norcia
Justinian I: Tauresium
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Valentinian III: Ravenna
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Marcian: Thrace
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Leo II: Byzantine Empire
Anthemius: Constantinople
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Libius Severus: Lucania
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Genevieve: Nanterre
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
Syagrius: Lyon
Macrobius: Rome
John Cassian: Dobruja
Pulcheria: Constantinople
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Narses: Constantinople
Priscus: Panion
Anthemius of Tralles: Tralleis
Simeon Stylites: Kozan
Sozomen: Beit Lahia
Aelia Eudocia: Athens
Clotilde: Lyon
Gelimer: Africa
Peter Chrysologus: Imola
Movses Khorenatsi: Harman
Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
Brigid of Kildare: Faughart
Zu Chongzhi: Jiankang

Compare Zeno

The 77 best-known contemporaries

77 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Zeno. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 459.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
Boethius c. AD 480 – AD 524
Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
Clovis I c. AD 466 – AD 511
Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
Saint Patrick c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
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
Valentinian III AD 419 – AD 455
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
Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
Leo II AD 467 – AD 474
Anthemius AD 420 – AD 472
Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
Libius Severus AD 420 – AD 465
Bahram V AD 406 – c. AD 439
Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
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
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
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
Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
Thorismund c. AD 420 – AD 453
Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
Simeon Stylites c. AD 390 – AD 459
Sozomen c. AD 400 – c. AD 450
Aelia Eudocia 400s – AD 460
Ricimer AD 405 – AD 472
Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
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