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Agathocles of Syracuse
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Agathocles of Syracuse

Greek soldier

Born 361 BC · died 289 BC, aged 71 or 72
Also known as Agathocles, Tyrant of Syracuse Agathocles, King of Sicily Agathocles

Who was alive at the same time as Agathocles of Syracuse?

  1. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  2. Archytas, c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  3. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  4. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  5. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  6. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  7. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  8. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  9. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  10. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  11. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  12. Agathocles of Syracuse, 361–289 BC
  13. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  14. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  15. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  16. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  17. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  18. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  19. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  20. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  21. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  22. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  23. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  24. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC

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When Agathocles of Syracuse was born, Demosthenes was 22 or 23, Artaxerxes III was 63 or 64, Apelles was 8 or 9, Agesilaus II was 82 or 83 and Xenocrates was 34 or 35.

When Agathocles of Syracuse died, Pyrrhus of Epirus was 28 or 29, Ptolemy II Philadelphus was 18 or 19, Pharnavaz I was 36 or 37, Qu Yuan was 53 or 54 and Bindusara was 30 or 31.

Born during Agathocles of Syracuse’s lifetime: Alexander the Great, Ashoka, Epicurus, Zeno of Citium, Chandragupta Maurya, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Aristarchus of Samos and Seleucus I Nicator.

Not quite contemporaries: Hippocrates died about 7 years before Agathocles of Syracuse was born, Eratosthenes was born about 12 years after Agathocles of Syracuse died, Gorgias died about 12 years before Agathocles of Syracuse was born and Antisthenes died about 4 years before Agathocles of Syracuse was born.

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The 58 best-known contemporaries

58 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Agathocles of Syracuse. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 325 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  4. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  5. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  6. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  7. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  8. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  9. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  10. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  11. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  12. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  13. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  14. Darius III 380–330 BC
  15. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  16. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  17. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  18. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  19. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  20. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  21. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  22. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  23. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  24. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  25. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  26. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  27. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  28. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  29. Apelles 370–306 BC
  30. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  31. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  32. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  33. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  34. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  35. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  36. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  37. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  38. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  39. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  40. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  41. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  42. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  43. Antipater 397–319 BC
  44. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  45. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  46. Cassander 355–296 BC
  47. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  48. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  49. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  50. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  51. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  52. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  53. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  54. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  55. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  56. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  57. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  58. Nearchus 356–300 BC