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Aratus
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Aratus

Greek poet

Born c. 315 BC · died c. 240 BC
Also known as Aratus of Soli

Who was alive at the same time as Aratus?

  1. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  2. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  3. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  4. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  5. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  6. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  7. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  8. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  9. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  10. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  11. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  12. Aratus, c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  13. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  14. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  15. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  16. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  17. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  18. Han Fei, c. 280 – 233 BC
  19. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  20. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  21. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  22. Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC
  23. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  24. Hannibal, 247–183 BC

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Born during Aratus’s lifetime: Archimedes, Qin Shi Huang, Ashoka, Hannibal, Eratosthenes, Plautus, Apollonius of Perga and Han Fei.

Not quite contemporaries: Aristotle died about 5 years before Aratus was born, Alexander the Great died about 6 years before Aratus was born, Diogenes died about 4 years before Aratus was born and Demosthenes died about 5 years before Aratus was born.

Where Aratus’s contemporaries were born

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The 59 best-known contemporaries

59 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Aratus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 277 BC.

  1. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  2. Qin Shi Huang 259–210 BC
  3. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  4. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  5. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  6. Hannibal 247–183 BC
  7. Eratosthenes 276–194 BC
  8. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  9. Plautus 250–184 BC
  10. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  11. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  12. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  13. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  14. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  15. Apollonius of Perga c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  16. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  17. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  18. Han Fei c. 280 – 233 BC
  19. Emperor Gaozu of Han 256–195 BC
  20. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  21. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  22. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  23. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  24. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  25. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  26. Hamilcar Barca 275–228 BC
  27. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  28. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  29. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  30. Apelles 370–306 BC
  31. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  32. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  33. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  34. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  35. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  36. Li Si 280–208 BC
  37. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  38. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  39. Cleanthes 331–232 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. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  51. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  52. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  53. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  54. Seleucus III Ceraunus 243–223 BC
  55. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  56. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  57. Berenice II c. 266 – 221 BC
  58. Nearchus 356–300 BC
  59. Hasdrubal the Fair 270–221 BC