Who Was Alive

Were Alexander the Great and Pharnavaz I alive at the same time?

Yes. Alexander the Great and Pharnavaz I were alive at the same time for 2 or 3 years, from 326 BC to 323 BC.

Alexander the Great was 29 or 30 when Pharnavaz I was born.

Pharnavaz I was 2 or 3 when Alexander the Great died, aged 32.

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia

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

Pharnavaz I

Pharnavaz I

King of Iberia

Born 326 BC · died 234 BC, aged 91 or 92

  1. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  2. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  3. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  4. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  5. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  6. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  7. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  8. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  9. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  10. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC

Alexander the Great and Pharnavaz I in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Alexander the Great and Pharnavaz I were born

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