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Antigonus I Monophthalmus

Macedonian military leader

Born 382 BC · died 301 BC
Also known as Antigonus I, Antigonus Monophthalmus, Antigonus

Who was alive at the same time as Antigonus I Monophthalmus?

  1. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  2. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  3. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  4. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  5. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  6. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  7. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  8. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  9. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  10. Antigonus I Monophthalmus, 382–301 BC
  11. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  12. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  13. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  14. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  15. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  16. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  17. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  18. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  19. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  20. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  21. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  22. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  23. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  24. Ashoka, 304–232 BC

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When Antigonus I Monophthalmus was born, Aristotle was 1 or 2, Antisthenes was 62 or 63, Isocrates was 53 or 54 and Shang Yang was 7 or 8.

Born during Antigonus I Monophthalmus’s lifetime: Alexander the Great, Ashoka, Epicurus, Chanakya, Mencius, Theophrastus, Zhuang Zhou and Zeno of Citium.

Not quite contemporaries: Archimedes was born about 11 years after Antigonus I Monophthalmus died, Aristophanes died about 2 years before Antigonus I Monophthalmus was born, Mozi died about 8 years before Antigonus I Monophthalmus was born and Apollonius of Rhodes was born about 5 years after Antigonus I Monophthalmus died.

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The 65 best-known contemporaries

65 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Antigonus I Monophthalmus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 342 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  4. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  5. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  6. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  7. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  8. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  9. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  10. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  11. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  12. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  13. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  14. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  15. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  16. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  17. Darius III 380–330 BC
  18. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  19. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  20. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  21. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  22. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  23. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  24. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  25. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  26. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  27. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  28. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  29. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  30. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  31. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  32. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  33. Apelles 370–306 BC
  34. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  35. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  36. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  37. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  38. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  39. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  40. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  41. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  42. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  43. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  44. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  45. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  46. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  47. Antipater 397–319 BC
  48. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  49. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  50. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  51. Cassander 355–296 BC
  52. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  53. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  54. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  55. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  56. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  57. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  58. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  59. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  60. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  61. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  62. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC
  63. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  64. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  65. Nearchus 356–300 BC