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Heraclides Ponticus
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Heraclides Ponticus

Greek philosopher and astronomer

Born 385 BC · died c. 322 BC
Also known as Heraklides, Heraklides of Pontus, Heracleides of Pontus

Who was alive at the same time as Heraclides Ponticus?

  1. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  2. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  3. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  4. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  5. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  6. Archytas, c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  7. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  8. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  9. Heraclides Ponticus, 385 – c. 322 BC
  10. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  11. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  12. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  13. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  14. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  15. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  16. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  17. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  18. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  19. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  20. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  21. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  22. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  23. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  24. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC

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When Heraclides Ponticus was born, Artaxerxes III was 39 or 40, Agesilaus II was 58 or 59, Xenocrates was 10 or 11, Antipater was 11 or 12 and Marcus Furius Camillus was 60 or 61.

Born during Heraclides Ponticus’s lifetime: Alexander the Great, Epicurus, Chanakya, Demosthenes, Mencius, Theophrastus, Zhuang Zhou and Zeno of Citium.

Not quite contemporaries: Socrates died about 14 years before Heraclides Ponticus was born, Ashoka was born about 15 years after Heraclides Ponticus died, Pyrrhus of Epirus was born about 2 years after Heraclides Ponticus died and Aristarchus of Samos was born about 7 years after Heraclides Ponticus died.

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The 57 best-known contemporaries

57 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Heraclides Ponticus. 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. 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. Pharnavaz I 326–234 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. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  29. Apelles 370–306 BC
  30. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  31. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  32. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  33. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  34. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  35. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  36. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  37. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  38. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  39. Cleanthes 331–232 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. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  52. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  53. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC
  54. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  55. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  56. Parmenion 400–329 BC
  57. Nearchus 356–300 BC