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Artaxerxes II
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Artaxerxes II

King of Kings

Born 453–452 BC · died 358 BC
Also known as Artaxerxes II Mnemon

Who was alive at the same time as Artaxerxes II?

  1. Pindar, 517–437 BC
  2. Anaxagoras, c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  3. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  4. Empedocles, c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  5. Pericles, 494–429 BC
  6. Protagoras, c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  7. Zeno of Elea, c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  8. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  9. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  10. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  11. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  12. Artaxerxes II, c. 453 – 358 BC
  13. Alcibiades, c. 450 – 404 BC
  14. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  15. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  16. Isocrates, 436–338 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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When Artaxerxes II died, Aristotle was 25 or 26, Chanakya was 16 or 17, Demosthenes was 25 or 26, Darius III was 21 or 22 and Isocrates was 77 or 78.

Born during Artaxerxes II’s lifetime: Aristotle, Aristophanes, Chanakya, Diogenes, Demosthenes, Mencius, Theophrastus and Zhuang Zhou.

Not quite contemporaries: Alexander the Great was born about 2 years after Artaxerxes II died, Aeschylus died about 2 years before Artaxerxes II was born, Parmenides died about 14 years before Artaxerxes II was born and Xerxes I died about 11 years before Artaxerxes II was born.

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The 59 best-known contemporaries

59 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Artaxerxes II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 405 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. Empedocles c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  14. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  15. Pindar 517–437 BC
  16. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  17. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  18. Zeno of Elea c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  19. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  20. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  21. Darius III 380–330 BC
  22. Alcibiades c. 450 – 404 BC
  23. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  24. Phidias c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  25. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  26. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  27. Mozi 470–391 BC
  28. Aspasia c. 470 – 400 BC
  29. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  30. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  31. Darius II 475–404 BC
  32. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  33. Philolaus c. 470 – c. 390 BC
  34. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  35. Apelles 370–306 BC
  36. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  37. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  38. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  39. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  40. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  41. Polykleitos c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  42. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  43. Critias 460–403 BC
  44. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  45. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  46. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  47. Antipater 397–319 BC
  48. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  49. Hippocrates of Chios c. 470 – 410 BC
  50. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  51. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  52. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  53. Hippias 443–399 BC
  54. Epicharmus of Cos c. 531 – c. 440 BC
  55. Cimon 510–450 BC
  56. Callicrates c. 470 – 420 BC
  57. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  58. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  59. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC