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Cassander
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Cassander

King of Macedonia

Born 355 BC · died 296 BC, aged 58 or 59

Who was alive at the same time as Cassander?

  1. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  2. Archytas, c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  3. Artaxerxes III, 425–338 BC
  4. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  5. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  6. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  7. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  8. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  9. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  10. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  11. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  12. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  13. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  14. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  15. Cassander, 355–296 BC
  16. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  17. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  18. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  19. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  20. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  21. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  22. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  23. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  24. Ashoka, 304–232 BC

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When Cassander was born, Alexander the Great was about a year old, Demosthenes was 28 or 29, Artaxerxes III was 69 or 70, Apelles was 14 or 15 and Xenocrates was 40 or 41.

When Cassander died, Pyrrhus of Epirus was 21 or 22, Ptolemy II Philadelphus was 11 or 12, Pharnavaz I was 29 or 30, Qu Yuan was 46 or 47 and Bindusara was 23 or 24.

Born during Cassander’s lifetime: Ashoka, Epicurus, Zeno of Citium, Chandragupta Maurya, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Aristarchus of Samos, Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Pharnavaz I.

Not quite contemporaries: Archimedes was born about 6 years after Cassander died, Hippocrates died about 13 years before Cassander was born, Antisthenes died about 10 years before Cassander was born and Han Fei was born about 13 years after Cassander died.

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Where Cassander’s contemporaries were born

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The 54 best-known contemporaries

54 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Cassander. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 325 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  4. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  5. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  6. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  7. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  8. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  9. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  10. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  11. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  12. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  13. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  14. Darius III 380–330 BC
  15. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  16. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  17. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  18. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  19. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  20. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  21. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  22. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  23. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  24. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  25. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  26. Apelles 370–306 BC
  27. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  28. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  29. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  30. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  31. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  32. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  33. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  34. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  35. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  36. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  37. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  38. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  39. Antipater 397–319 BC
  40. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  41. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  42. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  43. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  44. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  45. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  46. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  47. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  48. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  49. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  50. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  51. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  52. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  53. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  54. Nearchus 356–300 BC