Who Was Alive

Were Aristotle and Seleucus I Nicator alive at the same time?

Yes. Aristotle and Seleucus I Nicator were alive at the same time for 35 or 36 years, from 358 BC to 322 BC.

Aristotle was 25 or 26 when Seleucus I Nicator was born.

Seleucus I Nicator was 35 or 36 when Aristotle died, aged 61 or 62.

Aristotle

Aristotle

Greek philosopher

Born 384 BC · died 322 BC, aged 61 or 62

Seleucus I Nicator

Seleucus I Nicator

Sovereign

Born 358 BC · died 281 BC

  1. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  2. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  3. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  4. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  5. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  6. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  7. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  8. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  9. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC

Aristotle and Seleucus I Nicator 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 Aristotle and Seleucus I Nicator were born

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