Who Was Alive

Were Aristophanes and Eudoxus of Cnidus alive at the same time?

Yes. Aristophanes and Eudoxus of Cnidus were alive at the same time, from c. 408 BC to 385 BC.

Aristophanes

Aristophanes

Athenian playwright

Born c. 445 BC · died 385 BC

Eudoxus of Cnidus

Eudoxus of Cnidus

Greek astronomer and mathematician

Born c. 408 BC · died c. 355 BC

  1. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  2. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  3. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  4. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  5. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  6. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  7. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  8. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  9. Chanakya, 375–283 BC

Aristophanes and Eudoxus of Cnidus in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Aristophanes and Eudoxus of Cnidus were born

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