Who Was Alive

Were Alexander the Great and Zeno of Citium alive at the same time?

Yes. Alexander the Great and Zeno of Citium were alive at the same time, from c. 334 BC to 323 BC.

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia

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

Zeno of Citium

Greek philosopher, founder of Stoicism

Born c. 334 BC · died 263 BC

  1. Diogenes of Sinope
  2. Aristotle
  3. Demosthenes
  4. Chanakya
  5. Alexander the Great
  6. Epicurus
  7. Zeno of Citium
  8. Ashoka
  9. Archimedes
Alexander the Great and Zeno of Citium 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.