Who Was Alive

Were Isocrates and Alexander the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Isocrates and Alexander the Great were alive at the same time for 18 years, from 356 BC to 338 BC.

Isocrates was 79 or 80 when Alexander the Great was born.

Alexander the Great was 18 when Isocrates died, aged 97 or 98.

Isocrates

Isocrates

Athenian writer

Born 436 BC · died August 338 BC, aged 97 or 98

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia

Born 20 July 356 BC · died 10 June 323 BC, aged 32

  1. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  2. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  3. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  4. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  5. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  6. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  7. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  8. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  9. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  10. Epicurus, 342–270 BC

Isocrates and Alexander the Great 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 Isocrates and Alexander the Great were born

Isocrates and Alexander the Great are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (10 of 10 placed); tap one to open that person.
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