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Cleanthes
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Cleanthes

Greek philosopher

Born 331 BC · died 232 BC
Also known as Cleanthes of Assos

Who was alive at the same time as Cleanthes?

  1. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  2. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  3. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  4. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  5. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  6. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  7. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  8. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  9. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  10. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  11. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  12. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  13. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  14. Cleanthes, 331–232 BC
  15. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  16. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  17. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  18. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  19. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  20. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  21. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  22. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  23. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  24. Scipio Africanus, c. 235 – 183 BC

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When Cleanthes was born, Aristotle was 52 or 53, Alexander the Great was 24 or 25, Epicurus was 10 or 11, Chanakya was 43 or 44 and Chandragupta Maurya was 8 or 9.

When Cleanthes died, Hannibal was 14 or 15, Ennius was 6 or 7, Hamilcar Barca was 42 or 43, Ptolemy III Euergetes was 51 or 52 and Ptolemy IV Philopator was 11 or 12.

Born during Cleanthes’s lifetime: Archimedes, Qin Shi Huang, Ashoka, Hannibal, Eratosthenes, Plautus, Pyrrhus of Epirus and Apollonius of Perga.

Not quite contemporaries: Isocrates died about 6 years before Cleanthes was born, Archytas died about 11 years before Cleanthes was born, Artaxerxes III died about 6 years before Cleanthes was born and Antiochus IV Epiphanes was born about 14 years after Cleanthes died.

Where Cleanthes’s contemporaries were born

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The 77 best-known contemporaries

77 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Cleanthes. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 281 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  4. Qin Shi Huang 259–210 BC
  5. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  6. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  7. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  8. Hannibal 247–183 BC
  9. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  10. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  11. Eratosthenes 276–194 BC
  12. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  13. Plautus 250–184 BC
  14. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  15. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  16. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  17. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  18. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  19. Darius III 380–330 BC
  20. Apollonius of Perga c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  21. Scipio Africanus c. 235 – 183 BC
  22. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  23. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  24. Han Fei c. 280 – 233 BC
  25. Ennius 239–169 BC
  26. Emperor Gaozu of Han 256–195 BC
  27. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  28. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  29. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  30. Antiochus III the Great c. 242 – 187 BC
  31. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  32. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  33. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  34. Hamilcar Barca 275–228 BC
  35. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  36. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  37. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  38. Apelles 370–306 BC
  39. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  40. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  41. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  42. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  43. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  44. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  45. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  46. Li Si 280–208 BC
  47. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  48. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  49. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  50. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  51. Antipater 397–319 BC
  52. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  53. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 BC
  54. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  55. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  56. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  57. Cassander 355–296 BC
  58. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  59. Seleucus II Callinicus 265–225 BC
  60. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  61. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  62. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  63. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  64. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  65. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  66. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  67. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  68. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  69. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  70. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  71. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  72. Seleucus III Ceraunus 243–223 BC
  73. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  74. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  75. Berenice II c. 266 – 221 BC
  76. Nearchus 356–300 BC
  77. Hasdrubal the Fair 270–221 BC