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Antipater
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Antipater

Born 397 BC · died 319 BC, aged 77 or 78

Who was alive at the same time as Antipater?

  1. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  2. Mozi, 470–391 BC
  3. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  4. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  5. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  6. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  7. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  8. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  9. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  10. Antipater, 397–319 BC
  11. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  12. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  13. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  14. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  15. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  16. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  17. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  18. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  19. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  20. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  21. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  22. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  23. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  24. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC

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When Antipater was born, Mozi was 72 or 73, Artaxerxes III was 27 or 28, Agesilaus II was 46 or 47 and Marcus Furius Camillus was 48 or 49.

When Antipater died, Pharnavaz I was 6 or 7, Qu Yuan was 23 or 24, Apelles was 50 or 51, Alexander IV of Macedon was 3 or 4 and Bindusara was about a year old.

Born during Antipater’s lifetime: Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Epicurus, Chanakya, Demosthenes, Mencius, Theophrastus and Zhuang Zhou.

Not quite contemporaries: Socrates died about 2 years before Antipater was born, Sophocles died about 7 years before Antipater was born, Ashoka was born about 14 years after Antipater died and Pyrrhus of Epirus was born about a year after Antipater died.

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The 61 best-known contemporaries

61 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Antipater. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 358 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  4. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  5. Aristophanes c. 445 – 385 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. Darius III 380–330 BC
  17. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  18. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  19. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  20. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  21. Mozi 470–391 BC
  22. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  23. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  24. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  25. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  26. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  27. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  28. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  29. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  30. Philolaus c. 470 – c. 390 BC
  31. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  32. Apelles 370–306 BC
  33. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  34. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  35. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  36. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  37. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  38. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  39. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 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. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  48. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  49. Cassander 355–296 BC
  50. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  51. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  52. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  53. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  54. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  55. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  56. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  57. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  58. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC
  59. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  60. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  61. Nearchus 356–300 BC