Who Was Alive

Were Hippocrates and Darius III alive at the same time?

Yes. Hippocrates and Darius III were alive at the same time, from 380 BC to c. 370 BC.

Hippocrates

Hippocrates

Physician

Born c. 460 BC · died c. 370 BC

Darius III

Darius III

King of Kings

Born 380 BC · died 330 BC, aged 49 or 50

  1. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  2. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  3. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  4. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  5. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  6. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  7. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  8. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  9. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  10. Epicurus, 342–270 BC

Hippocrates and Darius III in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Hippocrates and Darius III were born

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