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Eudoxus of Cnidus
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Eudoxus of Cnidus

Greek astronomer and mathematician

Born c. 408 BC · died c. 355 BC
Also known as Eudoxus

Who was alive at the same time as Eudoxus of Cnidus?

  1. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  2. Darius II, 475–404 BC
  3. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  4. Aspasia, c. 470 – 400 BC
  5. Mozi, 470–391 BC
  6. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  7. Artaxerxes II, c. 453 – 358 BC
  8. Alcibiades, c. 450 – 404 BC
  9. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  10. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  11. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  12. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  13. Archytas, c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  14. Artaxerxes III, 425–338 BC
  15. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  16. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  17. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  18. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  19. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  20. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  21. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  22. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  23. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  24. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC

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

Not quite contemporaries: Herodotus died about 12 years before Eudoxus of Cnidus was born, Epicurus was born about 10 years after Eudoxus of Cnidus died, Protagoras died about 8 years before Eudoxus of Cnidus was born and Zeno of Elea died about 13 years before Eudoxus of Cnidus was born.

Where Eudoxus of Cnidus’s contemporaries were born

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The 47 best-known contemporaries

47 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Eudoxus of Cnidus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 381 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Socrates c. 470 – 399 BC
  3. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  4. Aristophanes c. 445 – 385 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. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  12. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  13. Darius III 380–330 BC
  14. Alcibiades c. 450 – 404 BC
  15. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  16. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  17. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  18. Mozi 470–391 BC
  19. Aspasia c. 470 – 400 BC
  20. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  21. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  22. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  23. Darius II 475–404 BC
  24. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  25. Philolaus c. 470 – c. 390 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. Critias 460–403 BC
  35. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  36. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 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. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  42. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  43. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  44. Hippias 443–399 BC
  45. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  46. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  47. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC