Sasanian Empire
224–651
The last Persian empire before the rise of Islam.
- Type
- Era
- Date
- 224–651
- Place
- Persia
Who was alive during Sasanian Empire
- Diocletian c. 244–c. 312, emperor
- Arius c. 250–336, priest
- Constantine the Great c. 272–337, emperor
- Faxian 337–c. 422, pilgrim
- Gu Kaizhi c. 344–c. 406, painter
- Jerome c. 345–420, theologian
- Kalidasa c. 350–c. 450, poet
- Augustine of Hippo 354–430, theologian
- Saint Patrick c. 385–c. 461, missionary
- Zu Chongzhi 429–500, mathematician
- Bodhidharma c. 440–c. 528, monk
- Theodoric the Great 454–526, king
- Aryabhata 476–550, mathematician
- Benedict of Nursia c. 480–c. 547, monk
- Justinian I c. 482–565, emperor
- Belisarius c. 500–565, general
- Procopius c. 500–c. 565, historian
- Khosrow I c. 512–579, king
- Pope Gregory I c. 540–604, pope
- Emperor Wen of Sui 541–604, emperor
- Empress Suiko 554–628, empress
- Khadija c. 555–619, early Muslim
- Muhammad c. 570–632, prophet
- Uthman c. 573–656, caliph