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Darius II
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Darius II

King of Kings

Born 475 BC · died 404 BC
Also known as Darius II Ochus, Darius II Nothus, Darius II of Persia

Who was alive at the same time as Darius II?

  1. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  2. Themistocles, 524–459 BC
  3. Pāṇini, c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  4. Xerxes I, 519–465 BC
  5. Pindar, 517–437 BC
  6. Parmenides, c. 512 – c. 470 BC
  7. Anaxagoras, c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  8. Phidias, c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  9. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  10. Empedocles, c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  11. Pericles, 494–429 BC
  12. Protagoras, c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  13. Zeno of Elea, c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  14. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  15. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  16. Darius II, 475–404 BC
  17. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  18. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  19. Alcibiades, c. 450 – 404 BC
  20. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  21. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  22. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  23. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  24. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC

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When Darius II was born, Pericles was 18 or 19, Xerxes I was 43 or 44 and Themistocles was 48 or 49.

When Darius II died, Antisthenes was 40 or 41, Isocrates was 31 or 32 and Critias was 55 or 56.

Born during Darius II’s lifetime: Socrates, Hippocrates, Aristophanes, Antisthenes, Alcibiades, Isocrates, Aristippus and Eudoxus of Cnidus.

Not quite contemporaries: Confucius died about 2 years before Darius II was born, Diogenes was born about a year after Darius II died, Darius the Great died about 11 years before Darius II was born and Xenophanes died about a year before Darius II was born.

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Where Darius II’s contemporaries were born

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The 46 best-known contemporaries

46 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Darius II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 440 BC.

  1. Socrates c. 470 – 399 BC
  2. Sophocles c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  3. Herodotus c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  4. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  5. Aeschylus 525–456 BC
  6. Aristophanes c. 445 – 385 BC
  7. Pericles 494–429 BC
  8. Parmenides c. 512 – c. 470 BC
  9. Anaxagoras c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  10. Protagoras c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  11. Empedocles c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  12. Pindar 517–437 BC
  13. Zeno of Elea c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  14. Xerxes I 519–465 BC
  15. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  16. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  17. Themistocles 524–459 BC
  18. Pāṇini c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  19. Alcibiades c. 450 – 404 BC
  20. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  21. Phidias c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  22. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  23. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  24. Mozi 470–391 BC
  25. Simonides of Ceos 556 – c. 468 BC
  26. Aspasia c. 470 – 400 BC
  27. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  28. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  29. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  30. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  31. Philolaus c. 470 – c. 390 BC
  32. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  33. Polykleitos c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  34. Critias 460–403 BC
  35. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  36. Bacchylides c. 516 – c. 451 BC
  37. Aristides c. 540 – 467 BC
  38. Hippocrates of Chios c. 470 – 410 BC
  39. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  40. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  41. Hippias 443–399 BC
  42. Epicharmus of Cos c. 531 – c. 440 BC
  43. Cimon 510–450 BC
  44. Callicrates c. 470 – 420 BC
  45. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  46. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC