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Demetrius I Poliorcetes
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Demetrius I Poliorcetes

King of Macedonia

Born 337–336 BC · died 283 BC
Also known as Demetrius I of Macedon, Demetrius the Besieger, Demetrius Poliorcetes

Who was alive at the same time as Demetrius I Poliorcetes?

  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. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  10. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  11. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  12. Roxana, c. 346 – 310 BC
  13. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  14. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  15. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  16. Demetrius I Poliorcetes, c. 337 – 283 BC
  17. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  18. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  19. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  20. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  21. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  22. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  23. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  24. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC

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When Demetrius I Poliorcetes died, Antiochus II Theos was 2 or 3.

Born during Demetrius I Poliorcetes’s lifetime: Archimedes, Ashoka, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Aristarchus of Samos, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Pharnavaz I, Apollonius of Rhodes and Alexander IV of Macedon.

Not quite contemporaries: Eratosthenes was born about 6 years after Demetrius I Poliorcetes died, Isocrates died months before Demetrius I Poliorcetes was born, Han Fei was born months after Demetrius I Poliorcetes died and Eudoxus of Cnidus died about 15 years before Demetrius I Poliorcetes was born.

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The 52 best-known contemporaries

52 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Demetrius I Poliorcetes. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 310 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  4. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  5. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  6. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  7. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  8. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  9. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  10. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  11. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  12. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  13. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  14. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  15. Darius III 380–330 BC
  16. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  17. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  18. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  19. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  20. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  21. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  22. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  23. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  24. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  25. Apelles 370–306 BC
  26. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  27. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  28. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  29. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  30. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  31. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  32. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  33. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  34. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  35. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  36. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  37. Antipater 397–319 BC
  38. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  39. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 BC
  40. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  41. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  42. Cassander 355–296 BC
  43. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  44. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  45. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  46. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  47. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  48. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  49. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  50. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  51. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  52. Nearchus 356–300 BC