Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick

male, deceased (461)
Saint, county down, Celts, County Armagh, immigrant, Christian…seventh century, fifthcentury
Saint Patrick was a Christian missionary and is the patron saint of Ireland along with Brigid of Kildare and Columba. Patrick was born in Roman...
Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu

male
chinese, fifthcentury, mathematician, Sun Zi Suan Jing, Chinese remainder theorem, third century
Sun Tzu or Sun Zi was a Chinese mathematician, sometime between the third to fifth century CE. Interested in astronomy and trying to develop a...
Ricimer

Ricimer

male, deceased (472)
Ancient Roman ally, Ancient Roman enemies, General, goths, 5th century, Western Roman Empire…fifthcentury
Ricimer (c. 405 - August 18, 472) was a Germanic general who was master of the Western Roman Empire during part of the fifth century.

Horsa

male
anglo-saxon, Oisc, hypocoristic, Aylesford, Romano-British, Jutes…fifthcentury, 5th century
Horsa, according to tradition, was a fifth century warrior and brother of Hengest who took part in the invasion and conquest of Britain from its...

Quodvultdeus

male, deceased (450)
Saint, Italian, african, Arianism, fifthcentury, Vandals
Saint Quodvultdeus (died c. 450) was a fifth century church father and bishop of Carthage. He was a student, friend and correspondent of St....
Hillel The Elder

Hillel The Elder

male
golden rule, Tannaim, Shimon ben Gamliel I, ethic of reciprocity, Babylonian Talmud, Gamliel Hazaken…fifthcentury
Hillel (הלל) was a famous Jewish religious leader who lived in Jerusalem during the time of King Herod, Augustus, and probably Jesus; he is one of...

Gunderic

male, deceased (428)
Silingi, Hasdingi, Gallaecia, fifthcentury, Vandals, Visigoths…5th century
Gunderic (379-428), King of the Vandals and Alans (407-428) led the Vandals, a Germanic tribe originally residing near the Oder River in modern...
Aegidius

Aegidius

male, deceased (464)
Domain of Soissons, Gildas, king, Salian Franks, consul, comes…5th century, fifthcentury
Aegidius was a Gallo-Roman promoted as magister militum in Gaul under Aëtius around 450. Later he became supreme commander of the Roman army in G...
Abundius

Abundius

male, deceased (469)
Pope Leo the Great, Council of Constantinople, Council of Milan, altar, romanesque architecture, te deum…fifthcentury
Saint Abundius was a Bishop of Como, northern Italy. He was born at Thessalonica. Around 448 Abundius became the fourth Bishop of Como. He was...

Annianus Of Alexandria

male
Alexandria, Theologian, historian, aquitaine, coptic church, bishop…ninth century, fifthcentury
Annianus of Alexandria or Annianos was a monk who flourished in Alexandria during the bishopric of Theophilus of Alexandria around the beginning of...