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Antiochus I Soter
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Antiochus I Soter

Sovereign

Born 324–323 BC · died 262–261 BC

Who was alive at the same time as Antiochus I Soter?

  1. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  2. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  3. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  4. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  5. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  6. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  7. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  8. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  9. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  10. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  11. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  12. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  13. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  14. Antiochus I Soter, c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  15. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  16. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  17. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  18. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  19. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  20. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  21. Han Fei, c. 280 – 233 BC
  22. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  23. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  24. Hamilcar Barca, 275–228 BC

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Born during Antiochus I Soter’s lifetime: Archimedes, Ashoka, Eratosthenes, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Aristarchus of Samos, Han Fei, Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Apollonius of Rhodes.

Not quite contemporaries: Qin Shi Huang was born about a year after Antiochus I Soter died, Hannibal was born about 14 years after Antiochus I Soter died, Plautus was born about 10 years after Antiochus I Soter died and Darius III died about 5 years before Antiochus I Soter was born.

Where Antiochus I Soter’s contemporaries were born

Antiochus I Soter is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (51 of 59 placed); tap one to open that person.
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Compare Antiochus I Soter

The 58 best-known contemporaries

58 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Antiochus I Soter. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 293 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  3. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  4. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  5. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  6. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  7. Eratosthenes 276–194 BC
  8. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  9. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  10. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  11. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  12. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  13. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  14. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  15. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  16. Han Fei c. 280 – 233 BC
  17. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  18. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  19. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  20. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  21. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  22. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  23. Hamilcar Barca 275–228 BC
  24. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  25. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  26. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  27. Apelles 370–306 BC
  28. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  29. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  30. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  31. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  32. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  33. Li Si 280–208 BC
  34. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  35. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  36. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  37. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  38. Antipater 397–319 BC
  39. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  40. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 BC
  41. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  42. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  43. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  44. Cassander 355–296 BC
  45. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  46. Seleucus II Callinicus 265–225 BC
  47. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  48. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  49. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  50. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  51. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  52. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  53. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  54. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  55. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  56. Berenice II c. 266 – 221 BC
  57. Nearchus 356–300 BC
  58. Hasdrubal the Fair 270–221 BC