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Philip III of Macedon
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Philip III of Macedon

King of Macedonia

Born 359 BC · died October 317 BC, aged 41 or 42
Also known as Arrhidaios, Arridaios, Philippos Arrhidaios

Who was alive at the same time as Philip III of Macedon?

  1. Artaxerxes II, c. 453 – 358 BC
  2. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  3. Archytas, c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  4. Artaxerxes III, 425–338 BC
  5. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  6. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  7. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  8. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  9. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  10. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  11. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  12. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  13. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  14. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  15. Philip III of Macedon, 359–317 BC
  16. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  17. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  18. Roxana, c. 346 – 310 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 Philip III of Macedon was born, Demosthenes was 24 or 25, Artaxerxes III was 65 or 66, Apelles was 10 or 11, Xenocrates was 36 or 37 and Antipater was 37 or 38.

When Philip III of Macedon died, Epicurus was 24 or 25, Chanakya was 57 or 58, Chandragupta Maurya was 22 or 23, Pyrrhus of Epirus was about a year old and Seleucus I Nicator was 40 or 41.

Born during Philip III of Macedon’s lifetime: Alexander the Great, Epicurus, Zeno of Citium, Chandragupta Maurya, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Pharnavaz I, Qu Yuan and Roxana.

Not quite contemporaries: Ashoka was born about 12 years after Philip III of Macedon died, Hippocrates died about 9 years before Philip III of Macedon was born, Gorgias died about 14 years before Philip III of Macedon was born and Antisthenes died about 6 years before Philip III of Macedon was born.

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The 49 best-known contemporaries

49 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Philip III of Macedon. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 338 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. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  12. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  13. Darius III 380–330 BC
  14. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  15. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  16. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  17. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  18. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  19. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  20. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  21. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  22. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  23. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  24. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  25. Apelles 370–306 BC
  26. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  27. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  28. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  29. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  30. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  31. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  32. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  33. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  34. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  35. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  36. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  37. Antipater 397–319 BC
  38. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  39. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  40. Cassander 355–296 BC
  41. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  42. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  43. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  44. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  45. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  46. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  47. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  48. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  49. Nearchus 356–300 BC