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Darius III
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Darius III

King of Kings

Born 380 BC · died 330 BC, aged 49 or 50
Also known as Darius III of Persia, Darius III Codomannus

Who was alive at the same time as Darius III?

  1. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  2. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  3. Artaxerxes II, c. 453 – 358 BC
  4. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  5. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  6. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  7. Archytas, c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  8. Artaxerxes III, 425–338 BC
  9. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  10. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  11. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  12. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  13. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  14. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  15. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  16. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  17. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  18. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  19. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  20. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  21. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  22. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  23. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  24. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC

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When Darius III was born, Aristotle was 3 or 4, Antisthenes was 64 or 65, Isocrates was 55 or 56, Shang Yang was 9 or 10 and Antigonus I Monophthalmus was 1 or 2.

When Darius III died, Aristotle was 53 or 54, Alexander the Great was 25 or 26, Epicurus was 11 or 12, Chanakya was 44 or 45 and Chandragupta Maurya was 9 or 10.

Born during Darius III’s lifetime: Alexander the Great, Epicurus, Chanakya, Mencius, Theophrastus, Zhuang Zhou, Zeno of Citium and Chandragupta Maurya.

Not quite contemporaries: Aristophanes died about 4 years before Darius III was born, Pyrrhus of Epirus was born about 12 years after Darius III died, Mozi died about 10 years before Darius III was born and Pharnavaz I was born about 4 years after Darius III died.

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Where Darius III’s contemporaries were born

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The 52 best-known contemporaries

52 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Darius III. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 355 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 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. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  13. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  14. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  15. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  16. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  17. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  18. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  19. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  20. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  21. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  22. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  23. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  24. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  25. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  26. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  27. Apelles 370–306 BC
  28. Agesilaus II 444–360 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. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  34. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  35. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  36. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  37. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  38. Antipater 397–319 BC
  39. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  40. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  41. Cassander 355–296 BC
  42. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  43. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  44. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  45. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  46. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  47. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  48. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  49. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC
  50. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  51. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  52. Nearchus 356–300 BC