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Olympias
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Olympias

Politician

Born c. 375 BC · died 316 BC
Also known as Olympiada Anayka

Who was alive at the same time as Olympias?

  1. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  2. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  3. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  4. Archytas, c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  5. Artaxerxes III, 425–338 BC
  6. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  7. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  8. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  9. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  10. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  11. Olympias, c. 375 – 316 BC
  12. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  13. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  14. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  15. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  16. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  17. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  18. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  19. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  20. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  21. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  22. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  23. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  24. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC

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When Olympias died, Pyrrhus of Epirus was 1 or 2, Pharnavaz I was 9 or 10, Qu Yuan was 26 or 27, Apelles was 53 or 54 and Alexander IV of Macedon was 6 or 7.

Born during Olympias’s lifetime: Alexander the Great, Epicurus, Zhuang Zhou, Zeno of Citium, Chandragupta Maurya, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Seleucus I Nicator and Pharnavaz I.

Not quite contemporaries: Ashoka was born about 11 years after Olympias died, Aristophanes died about 8 years before Olympias was born, Aristarchus of Samos was born about 3 years after Olympias died and Mozi died about 14 years before Olympias was born.

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Where Olympias’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 Olympias. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 344 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  4. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  5. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  6. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  7. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  8. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  9. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  10. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  11. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  12. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  13. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  14. Darius III 380–330 BC
  15. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  16. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  17. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  18. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  19. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  20. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  21. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  22. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  23. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  24. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  25. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  26. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  27. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  28. Apelles 370–306 BC
  29. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  30. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  31. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  32. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  33. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  34. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  35. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  36. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  37. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  38. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  39. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  40. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  41. Antipater 397–319 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. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  48. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  49. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  50. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  51. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  52. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC
  53. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  54. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  55. Nearchus 356–300 BC