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Dionysius I of Syracuse
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Dionysius I of Syracuse

Greek politician

Born 432–430 BC · died 367 BC
Also known as Dionysius the Elder

Who was alive at the same time as Dionysius I of Syracuse?

  1. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  2. Protagoras, c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  3. Zeno of Elea, c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  4. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  5. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  6. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  7. Aspasia, c. 470 – 400 BC
  8. Mozi, 470–391 BC
  9. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  10. Alcibiades, c. 450 – 404 BC
  11. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  12. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  13. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  14. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  15. Archytas, c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  16. Dionysius I of Syracuse, c. 431 – 367 BC
  17. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  18. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  19. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  20. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  21. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  22. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  23. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  24. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC

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When Dionysius I of Syracuse died, Aristotle was 16 or 17, Chanakya was 7 or 8, Antisthenes was 77 or 78, Darius III was 12 or 13 and Isocrates was 68 or 69.

Born during Dionysius I of Syracuse’s lifetime: Aristotle, Chanakya, Diogenes, Demosthenes, Mencius, Theophrastus, Darius III and Eudoxus of Cnidus.

Not quite contemporaries: Alexander the Great was born about 11 years after Dionysius I of Syracuse died, Empedocles died months before Dionysius I of Syracuse was born, Pindar died about 5 years before Dionysius I of Syracuse was born and Seleucus I Nicator was born about 8 years after Dionysius I of Syracuse died.

Where Dionysius I of Syracuse’s contemporaries were born

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The 48 best-known contemporaries

48 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Dionysius I of Syracuse. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 399 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Socrates c. 470 – 399 BC
  3. Sophocles c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  4. Herodotus c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  5. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  6. Aristophanes c. 445 – 385 BC
  7. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  8. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  9. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  10. Protagoras c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  11. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  12. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  13. Zeno of Elea c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  14. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  15. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  16. Darius III 380–330 BC
  17. Alcibiades c. 450 – 404 BC
  18. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  19. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  20. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  21. Mozi 470–391 BC
  22. Aspasia c. 470 – 400 BC
  23. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  24. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  25. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  26. Darius II 475–404 BC
  27. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  28. Philolaus c. 470 – c. 390 BC
  29. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  30. Apelles 370–306 BC
  31. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  32. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  33. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  34. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  35. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  36. Polykleitos c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  37. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  38. Critias 460–403 BC
  39. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  40. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  41. Antipater 397–319 BC
  42. Hippocrates of Chios c. 470 – 410 BC
  43. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  44. Hippias 443–399 BC
  45. Callicrates c. 470 – 420 BC
  46. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  47. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  48. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC