Who Was Alive

Were Alexander the Great and Epicurus alive at the same time?

Yes. Alexander the Great and Epicurus were alive at the same time for 18 or 19 years, from 342 BC to 323 BC.

Alexander the Great was 13 or 14 when Epicurus was born.

Epicurus was 18 or 19 when Alexander the Great died, aged 32.

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia

Born 20 July 356 BC · died 10 June 323 BC, aged 32

Epicurus

Ancient Greek philosopher

Born 342 BC · died 270 BC

  1. Diogenes of Sinope
  2. Aristotle
  3. Demosthenes
  4. Chanakya
  5. Alexander the Great
  6. Epicurus
  7. Ashoka
  8. Archimedes
Alexander the Great and Epicurus in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.