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Pharnavaz I
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Pharnavaz I

King of Iberia

Born 326 BC · died 234 BC, aged 91 or 92
Also known as Pharnavaz I of Iberia

Who was alive at the same time as Pharnavaz I?

  1. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  2. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  3. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  4. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  5. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  6. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  7. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  8. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  9. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  10. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  11. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  12. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  13. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  14. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  15. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  16. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  17. Han Fei, c. 280 – 233 BC
  18. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  19. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  20. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  21. Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC
  22. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  23. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  24. Ennius, 239–169 BC

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When Pharnavaz I was born, Alexander the Great was 29 or 30, Demosthenes was 57 or 58, Qu Yuan was 16 or 17, Apelles was 43 or 44 and Xenocrates was 69 or 70.

When Pharnavaz I died, Hannibal was 12 or 13, Ennius was 4 or 5, Hamilcar Barca was 40 or 41, Ptolemy III Euergetes was 49 or 50 and Ptolemy IV Philopator was 9 or 10.

Born during Pharnavaz I’s lifetime: Archimedes, Qin Shi Huang, Ashoka, Hannibal, Eratosthenes, Plautus, Pyrrhus of Epirus and Apollonius of Perga.

Not quite contemporaries: Darius III died about 4 years before Pharnavaz I was born, Isocrates died about 12 years before Pharnavaz I was born, Artaxerxes III died about 12 years before Pharnavaz I was born and Praxiteles died about 2 years before Pharnavaz I was born.

Where Pharnavaz I’s contemporaries were born

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The 73 best-known contemporaries

73 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pharnavaz I. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 280 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  4. Qin Shi Huang 259–210 BC
  5. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  6. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  7. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  8. Hannibal 247–183 BC
  9. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  10. Eratosthenes 276–194 BC
  11. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  12. Plautus 250–184 BC
  13. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  14. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  15. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  16. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  17. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  18. Apollonius of Perga c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  19. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  20. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  21. Han Fei c. 280 – 233 BC
  22. Ennius 239–169 BC
  23. Emperor Gaozu of Han 256–195 BC
  24. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  25. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  26. Antiochus III the Great c. 242 – 187 BC
  27. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  28. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  29. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  30. Hamilcar Barca 275–228 BC
  31. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  32. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  33. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  34. Apelles 370–306 BC
  35. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  36. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  37. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  38. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  39. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  40. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  41. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  42. Li Si 280–208 BC
  43. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  44. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 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. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 BC
  51. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  52. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  53. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  54. Cassander 355–296 BC
  55. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  56. Seleucus II Callinicus 265–225 BC
  57. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  58. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  59. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  60. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  61. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  62. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  63. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  64. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  65. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  66. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  67. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  68. Seleucus III Ceraunus 243–223 BC
  69. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  70. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  71. Berenice II c. 266 – 221 BC
  72. Nearchus 356–300 BC
  73. Hasdrubal the Fair 270–221 BC