Who Was Alive
Artaxerxes III
AR VLD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Artaxerxes III

King of Kings

Born 425 BC · died 338 BC, aged 86 or 87
Also known as Artaxerxes III Ochus

Who was alive at the same time as Artaxerxes III?

  1. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  2. Protagoras, c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  3. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  4. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  5. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  6. Alcibiades, c. 450 – 404 BC
  7. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  8. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  9. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  10. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  11. Artaxerxes III, 425–338 BC
  12. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  13. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  14. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  15. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  16. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  17. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  18. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  19. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  20. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  21. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  22. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  23. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  24. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC

Drag across the timeline, or use the arrow keys, to see who was alive in any year and the age each person reached that year. Dashed lines mark world events. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

When Artaxerxes III was born, Mozi was 44 or 45, Darius II was 49 or 50, Agesilaus II was 18 or 19, Hippias was 17 or 18 and Marcus Furius Camillus was 20 or 21.

When Artaxerxes III died, Aristotle was 45 or 46, Alexander the Great was 18, Epicurus was 3 or 4, Chanakya was 36 or 37 and Demosthenes was 45 or 46.

Born during Artaxerxes III’s lifetime: Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Epicurus, Chanakya, Diogenes, Demosthenes, Mencius and Theophrastus.

Not quite contemporaries: Pericles died about 4 years before Artaxerxes III was born, Anaxagoras died about a year before Artaxerxes III was born, Empedocles died about 7 years before Artaxerxes III was born and Pindar died about 12 years before Artaxerxes III was born.

Where Artaxerxes III’s contemporaries were born

Artaxerxes III is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (57 of 64 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list

Compare Artaxerxes III

The 63 best-known contemporaries

63 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Artaxerxes III. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 381 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. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  6. Epicurus 342–270 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. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  16. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  17. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 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. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  27. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  28. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  29. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  30. Roxana c. 346 – 310 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. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  44. Critias 460–403 BC
  45. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  46. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  47. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  48. Antipater 397–319 BC
  49. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  50. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  51. Cassander 355–296 BC
  52. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  53. Hippocrates of Chios c. 470 – 410 BC
  54. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  55. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  56. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  57. Hippias 443–399 BC
  58. Callicrates c. 470 – 420 BC
  59. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  60. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  61. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  62. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC
  63. Nearchus 356–300 BC