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Herophilos
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Herophilos

Greek physician

Born 335 BC · died 280 BC, aged 54 or 55
Also known as Herophilus, Herophilus of Chalcedon, Herophilos of Chalcedon

Who was alive at the same time as Herophilos?

  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. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  17. Herophilos, 335–280 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 Herophilos was born, Alexander the Great was 20 or 21, Demosthenes was 48 or 49, Qu Yuan was 7 or 8, Apelles was 34 or 35 and Xenocrates was 60 or 61.

When Herophilos died, Pyrrhus of Epirus was 37 or 38, Ptolemy II Philadelphus was 27 or 28, Pharnavaz I was 45 or 46, Qu Yuan was 62 or 63 and Ptolemy III Euergetes was 3 or 4.

Born during Herophilos’s lifetime: Archimedes, Ashoka, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Aristarchus of Samos, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Pharnavaz I, Apollonius of Rhodes and Chrysippus.

Not quite contemporaries: Eratosthenes was born about 3 years after Herophilos died, Apollonius of Perga was born about 15 years after Herophilos died, Isocrates died about 3 years before Herophilos was born and Archytas died about 8 years before Herophilos was born.

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Where Herophilos’s contemporaries were born

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The 55 best-known contemporaries

55 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Herophilos. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 307 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. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  25. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  26. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  27. Apelles 370–306 BC
  28. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  29. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  30. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  31. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  32. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  33. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  34. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  35. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  36. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  37. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  38. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  39. Antipater 397–319 BC
  40. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  41. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 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. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  48. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  49. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  50. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  51. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  52. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  53. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  54. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  55. Nearchus 356–300 BC