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Pyrrhus of Epirus
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Pyrrhus of Epirus

King of Macedonia

Born 318 BC · died 272 BC, aged 45 or 46
Also known as Pyrrhus, Pyrrhus King of Epirus

Who was alive at the same time as Pyrrhus of Epirus?

  1. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  2. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  3. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  4. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  5. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  6. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  7. Roxana, c. 346 – 310 BC
  8. Qu Yuan, 343–278 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. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  16. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  17. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  18. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  19. Ptolemy III Euergetes, 284–222 BC
  20. Han Fei, c. 280 – 233 BC
  21. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  22. Chrysippus, 281–208 BC
  23. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  24. Hamilcar Barca, 275–228 BC

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When Pyrrhus of Epirus was born, Pharnavaz I was 7 or 8, Qu Yuan was 24 or 25, Apelles was 51 or 52, Alexander IV of Macedon was 4 or 5 and Bindusara was 1 or 2.

When Pyrrhus of Epirus died, Ptolemy II Philadelphus was 35 or 36, Pharnavaz I was 53 or 54, Hamilcar Barca was 2 or 3, Ptolemy III Euergetes was 11 or 12 and Li Si was 7 or 8.

Born during Pyrrhus of Epirus’s lifetime: Archimedes, Ashoka, Eratosthenes, Aristarchus of Samos, Han Fei, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Apollonius of Rhodes and Livius Andronicus.

Not quite contemporaries: Aristotle died about 4 years before Pyrrhus of Epirus was born, Alexander the Great died about 5 years before Pyrrhus of Epirus was born, Qin Shi Huang was born about 12 years after Pyrrhus of Epirus died and Diogenes died about 3 years before Pyrrhus of Epirus was born.

Where Pyrrhus of Epirus’s contemporaries were born

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The 50 best-known contemporaries

50 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pyrrhus of Epirus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 295 BC.

  1. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  2. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  3. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  4. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  5. Eratosthenes 276–194 BC
  6. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  7. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  8. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  9. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  10. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  11. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  12. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  13. Han Fei c. 280 – 233 BC
  14. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  15. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  16. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  17. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  18. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  19. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  20. Hamilcar Barca 275–228 BC
  21. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  22. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  23. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  24. Apelles 370–306 BC
  25. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  26. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  27. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  28. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  29. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  30. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  31. Li Si 280–208 BC
  32. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  33. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  34. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  35. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  36. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  37. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 BC
  38. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  39. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  40. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  41. Cassander 355–296 BC
  42. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  43. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  44. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  45. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  46. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  47. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  48. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  49. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  50. Nearchus 356–300 BC