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Arcesilaus
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Arcesilaus

Athenian philosopher

Born 315 BC · died 240 BC, aged 74 or 75
Also known as Arcesilaus of Pitane

Who was alive at the same time as Arcesilaus?

  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. Arcesilaus, 315–240 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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When Arcesilaus was born, Pyrrhus of Epirus was 2 or 3, Pharnavaz I was 10 or 11, Qu Yuan was 27 or 28, Apelles was 54 or 55 and Alexander IV of Macedon was 7 or 8.

When Arcesilaus died, Hannibal was 6 or 7, Pharnavaz I was 85 or 86, Hamilcar Barca was 34 or 35, Ptolemy III Euergetes was 43 or 44 and Ptolemy IV Philopator was 3 or 4.

Born during Arcesilaus’s lifetime: Archimedes, Qin Shi Huang, Ashoka, Hannibal, Eratosthenes, Plautus, Apollonius of Perga and Aristarchus of Samos.

Not quite contemporaries: Aristotle died about 7 years before Arcesilaus was born, Alexander the Great died about 8 years before Arcesilaus was born, Diogenes died about 6 years before Arcesilaus was born and Demosthenes died about 7 years before Arcesilaus was born.

Where Arcesilaus’s contemporaries were born

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The 60 best-known contemporaries

60 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Arcesilaus. 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. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  35. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  36. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  37. Li Si 280–208 BC
  38. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  39. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  40. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  41. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  42. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 BC
  43. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  44. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  45. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  46. Cassander 355–296 BC
  47. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  48. Seleucus II Callinicus 265–225 BC
  49. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  50. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  51. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  52. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  53. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  54. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  55. Seleucus III Ceraunus 243–223 BC
  56. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  57. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  58. Berenice II c. 266 – 221 BC
  59. Nearchus 356–300 BC
  60. Hasdrubal the Fair 270–221 BC