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Archytas
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Archytas

Philosopher and mathematician

Born c. 430 BC · died c. 345 BC
Also known as Archytas of Tarentum

Who was alive at the same time as Archytas?

  1. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  2. Protagoras, c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  3. Zeno of Elea, c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  4. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  5. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  6. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  7. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  8. Alcibiades, c. 450 – 404 BC
  9. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  10. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  11. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  12. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  13. Archytas, c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  14. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  15. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  16. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  17. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  18. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  19. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  20. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  21. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  22. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  23. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  24. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC

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

Not quite contemporaries: Pindar died about 4 years before Archytas was born, Zeno of Citium was born about 6 years after Archytas died, Chandragupta Maurya was born about 2 years after Archytas died and Cleanthes was born about 11 years after Archytas died.

Where Archytas’s contemporaries were born

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The 61 best-known contemporaries

61 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Archytas. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 388 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Socrates c. 470 – 399 BC
  3. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  4. Sophocles c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  5. Herodotus c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  6. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  7. Aristophanes c. 445 – 385 BC
  8. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  9. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  10. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  11. Protagoras c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  12. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  13. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  14. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  15. Zeno of Elea c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  16. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  17. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  18. Darius III 380–330 BC
  19. Alcibiades c. 450 – 404 BC
  20. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  21. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  22. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  23. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  24. Mozi 470–391 BC
  25. Aspasia c. 470 – 400 BC
  26. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  27. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  28. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  29. Darius II 475–404 BC
  30. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  31. Philolaus c. 470 – c. 390 BC
  32. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  33. Apelles 370–306 BC
  34. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  35. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  36. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  37. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  38. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  39. Polykleitos c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  40. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  41. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  42. Critias 460–403 BC
  43. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  44. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  45. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  46. Antipater 397–319 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. Hippocrates of Chios c. 470 – 410 BC
  52. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  53. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  54. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  55. Hippias 443–399 BC
  56. Callicrates c. 470 – 420 BC
  57. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  58. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  59. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  60. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC
  61. Nearchus 356–300 BC