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Philolaus
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Philolaus

Greek philosopher and astronomer

Born c. 470 BC · died c. 390 BC
Also known as Philolaus of Croton

Who was alive at the same time as Philolaus?

  1. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  2. Themistocles, 524–459 BC
  3. Pāṇini, c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  4. Xerxes I, 519–465 BC
  5. Pindar, 517–437 BC
  6. Anaxagoras, c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  7. Phidias, c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  8. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  9. Empedocles, c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  10. Pericles, 494–429 BC
  11. Protagoras, c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  12. Zeno of Elea, c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  13. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  14. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  15. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  16. Philolaus, c. 470 – c. 390 BC
  17. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  18. Alcibiades, c. 450 – 404 BC
  19. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  20. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  21. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  22. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  23. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  24. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC

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Born during Philolaus’s lifetime: Hippocrates, Aristophanes, Diogenes, Antisthenes, Alcibiades, Isocrates, Aristippus and Eudoxus of Cnidus.

Not quite contemporaries: Aristotle was born about 3 years after Philolaus died, Confucius died about 4 years before Philolaus was born, Chanakya was born about 12 years after Philolaus died and Darius the Great died about 13 years before Philolaus was born.

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Where Philolaus’s contemporaries were born

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The 48 best-known contemporaries

48 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Philolaus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 430 BC.

  1. Socrates c. 470 – 399 BC
  2. Sophocles c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  3. Herodotus c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  4. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  5. Aeschylus 525–456 BC
  6. Aristophanes c. 445 – 385 BC
  7. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  8. Pericles 494–429 BC
  9. Anaxagoras c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  10. Protagoras c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  11. Empedocles c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  12. Pindar 517–437 BC
  13. Zeno of Elea c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  14. Xerxes I 519–465 BC
  15. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  16. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  17. Themistocles 524–459 BC
  18. Pāṇini c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  19. Alcibiades c. 450 – 404 BC
  20. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  21. Phidias c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  22. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  23. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  24. Mozi 470–391 BC
  25. Aspasia c. 470 – 400 BC
  26. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  27. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  28. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  29. Darius II 475–404 BC
  30. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  31. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  32. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  33. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  34. Polykleitos c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  35. Critias 460–403 BC
  36. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  37. Bacchylides c. 516 – c. 451 BC
  38. Antipater 397–319 BC
  39. Hippocrates of Chios c. 470 – 410 BC
  40. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  41. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  42. Hippias 443–399 BC
  43. Epicharmus of Cos c. 531 – c. 440 BC
  44. Cimon 510–450 BC
  45. Callicrates c. 470 – 420 BC
  46. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  47. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  48. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC