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Lysippos
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Lysippos

Sculptor

Born c. 390 BC · died c. 300 BC
Also known as Lysipp, Lysippos of Sikyon, Lisippo

Who was alive at the same time as Lysippos?

  1. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  2. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  3. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  4. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  5. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  6. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  7. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  8. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  9. Lysippos, c. 390 – c. 300 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. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  18. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  19. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  20. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  21. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  22. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  23. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  24. Ashoka, 304–232 BC

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Born during Lysippos’s lifetime: Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Ashoka, Epicurus, Chanakya, Demosthenes, Mencius and Theophrastus.

Not quite contemporaries: Socrates died about 6 years before Lysippos was born, Archimedes was born about 8 years after Lysippos died, Sophocles died about 11 years before Lysippos was born and Alcibiades died about 11 years before Lysippos was born.

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Where Lysippos’s contemporaries were born

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The 67 best-known contemporaries

67 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Lysippos. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 345 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  4. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  5. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  6. Aristophanes c. 445 – 385 BC
  7. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  8. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  9. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  10. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  11. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  12. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  13. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  14. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  15. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  16. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  17. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  18. Darius III 380–330 BC
  19. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  20. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  21. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  22. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  23. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  24. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  25. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  26. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  27. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  28. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  29. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  30. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  31. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  32. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  33. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  34. Apelles 370–306 BC
  35. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  36. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  37. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  38. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  39. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  40. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  41. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  42. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  43. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  44. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  45. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  46. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  47. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  48. Antipater 397–319 BC
  49. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  50. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  51. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  52. Cassander 355–296 BC
  53. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  54. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  55. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  56. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  57. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  58. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  59. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  60. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  61. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  62. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  63. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  64. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC
  65. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  66. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  67. Nearchus 356–300 BC