Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Mencius and Alexander the Great were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 356 BC to 323 BC.

Mencius

Chinese Confucian philosopher

Born c. 372 BC · died c. 289 BC

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia

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

  1. Diogenes of Sinope
  2. Aristotle
  3. Demosthenes
  4. Chanakya
  5. Mencius
  6. Alexander the Great
  7. Epicurus
  8. Ashoka
Mencius and Alexander the Great in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.