Who Was Alive
Aristippus
Gottlieb Friedrich Riegel (1724–1784), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Aristippus

Greek philosopher

Born c. 435 BC · died 366–355 BC
Also known as Aristippus of Cyrene

Who was alive at the same time as Aristippus?

  1. Anaxagoras, c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  2. Phidias, c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  3. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  4. Pericles, 494–429 BC
  5. Protagoras, c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  6. Zeno of Elea, c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  7. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  8. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  9. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  10. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  11. Alcibiades, c. 450 – 404 BC
  12. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  13. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  14. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  15. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  16. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  17. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  18. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  19. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  20. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  21. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  22. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  23. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  24. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC

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Born during Aristippus’s lifetime: Aristotle, Chanakya, Diogenes, Demosthenes, Mencius, Theophrastus, Zhuang Zhou and Darius III.

Not quite contemporaries: Epicurus was born about 12 years after Aristippus died, Chandragupta Maurya was born about 14 years after Aristippus died, Qu Yuan was born about 12 years after Aristippus died and Roxana was born about 8 years after Aristippus died.

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Where Aristippus’s contemporaries were born

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The 52 best-known contemporaries

52 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Aristippus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 399 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Socrates c. 470 – 399 BC
  3. Sophocles c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  4. Herodotus c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  5. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  6. Aristophanes c. 445 – 385 BC
  7. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  8. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  9. Pericles 494–429 BC
  10. Anaxagoras c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  11. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  12. Protagoras c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  13. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  14. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  15. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  16. Zeno of Elea c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  17. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  18. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  19. Darius III 380–330 BC
  20. Alcibiades c. 450 – 404 BC
  21. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  22. Phidias c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  23. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  24. Mozi 470–391 BC
  25. Aspasia c. 470 – 400 BC
  26. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 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. Critias 460–403 BC
  42. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  43. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  44. Antipater 397–319 BC
  45. Hippocrates of Chios c. 470 – 410 BC
  46. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  47. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  48. Hippias 443–399 BC
  49. Callicrates c. 470 – 420 BC
  50. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  51. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  52. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC