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Alexander IV of Macedon
Alessandro Varotari (Padovanino) (1588-1648), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Alexander IV of Macedon

King of Macedonia

Born 323 BC · died 309 BC, aged 13 or 14
Also known as Alexandros IV of Macedon

Who was alive at the same time as Alexander IV of Macedon?

  1. Xenocrates, 396–314 BC
  2. Lysippos, c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  3. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  4. Antigonus I Monophthalmus, 382–301 BC
  5. Olympias, c. 375 – 316 BC
  6. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  7. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  8. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  9. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  10. Apelles, 370–306 BC
  11. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  12. Lysimachus, c. 357 – 281 BC
  13. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  14. Roxana, c. 346 – 310 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. Cleanthes, 331–232 BC
  20. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  21. Antiochus I Soter, c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  22. Alexander IV of Macedon, 323–309 BC
  23. Bindusara, 320–273 BC
  24. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC

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When Alexander IV of Macedon was born, Demosthenes was 60 or 61, Pharnavaz I was 2 or 3, Qu Yuan was 19 or 20, Apelles was 46 or 47 and Xenocrates was 72 or 73.

When Alexander IV of Macedon died, Pyrrhus of Epirus was 8 or 9, Pharnavaz I was 16 or 17, Qu Yuan was 33 or 34, Apelles was 60 or 61 and Bindusara was 10 or 11.

Born during Alexander IV of Macedon’s lifetime: Pyrrhus of Epirus, Bindusara, Aratus, Arsinoe II and Arcesilaus.

Not quite contemporaries: Ashoka was born about 4 years after Alexander IV of Macedon died, Darius III died about 7 years before Alexander IV of Macedon was born, Isocrates died about 15 years before Alexander IV of Macedon was born and Ptolemy II Philadelphus was born about a year after Alexander IV of Macedon died.

Where Alexander IV of Macedon’s contemporaries were born

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The 37 best-known contemporaries

37 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Alexander IV of Macedon. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 316 BC.

  1. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  2. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  3. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  4. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  5. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  6. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  7. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  8. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  9. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  10. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  11. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  12. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  13. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  14. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  15. Apelles 370–306 BC
  16. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  17. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  18. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  19. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  20. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  21. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  22. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  23. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  24. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  25. Antipater 397–319 BC
  26. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  27. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  28. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  29. Cassander 355–296 BC
  30. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  31. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  32. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  33. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  34. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  35. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  36. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  37. Nearchus 356–300 BC