Who Was Alive

Ephorus

Greek historian

Born c. 400 BC · died c. 330 BC
Also known as Ephorus of Cyme, Ephoros

Who was alive at the same time as Ephorus?

  1. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  2. Mozi, 470–391 BC
  3. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  4. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  5. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  6. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  7. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  8. Archytas, c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  9. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  10. Ephorus, c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  11. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  12. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  13. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  14. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  15. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  16. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  17. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  18. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  19. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  20. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  21. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  22. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  23. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  24. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC

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Born during Ephorus’s lifetime: Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Epicurus, Chanakya, Demosthenes, Mencius, Theophrastus and Zhuang Zhou.

Not quite contemporaries: Sophocles died about a year before Ephorus was born, Pyrrhus of Epirus was born about 10 years after Ephorus died, Alcibiades died about a year before Ephorus was born and Pharnavaz I was born about 2 years after Ephorus died.

What happened in Ephorus’s lifetime

Where Ephorus’s contemporaries were born

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The 54 best-known contemporaries

54 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Ephorus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 365 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. Aristophanes c. 445 – 385 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. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  13. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  14. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  15. Darius III 380–330 BC
  16. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  17. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  18. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  19. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  20. Mozi 470–391 BC
  21. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  22. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  23. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  24. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  25. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  26. Roxana c. 346 – 310 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. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  37. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  38. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  39. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  40. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  41. Antipater 397–319 BC
  42. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  43. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  44. Cassander 355–296 BC
  45. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  46. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  47. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  48. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  49. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  50. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  51. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  52. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC
  53. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  54. Nearchus 356–300 BC