Who Was Alive
Roxana
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Roxana

Consort

Born 347–345 BC · died 310 BC
Also known as Roxanna, Roxana of Sogdiana, Ruksana

Who was alive at the same time as Roxana?

  1. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  2. Artaxerxes III, 425–338 BC
  3. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  4. Praxiteles, c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  5. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  6. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  7. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  8. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  9. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  10. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  11. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  12. Apelles, 370–306 BC
  13. Pytheas, c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  14. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  15. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  16. Roxana, c. 346 – 310 BC
  17. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  18. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  19. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  20. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  21. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  22. Alexander IV of Macedon, 323–309 BC
  23. Bindusara, 320–273 BC
  24. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC

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When Roxana died, Epicurus was 31 or 32, Chanakya was 64 or 65, Chandragupta Maurya was 29 or 30, Seleucus I Nicator was 47 or 48 and Antigonus I Monophthalmus was 71 or 72.

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

Not quite contemporaries: Ashoka was born about 5 years after Roxana died, Aristippus died about 8 years before Roxana was born, Eudoxus of Cnidus died about 6 years before Roxana was born and Ptolemy II Philadelphus was born about 2 years after Roxana died.

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The 48 best-known contemporaries

48 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Roxana. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 328 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. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  17. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  18. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  19. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  20. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  21. Apelles 370–306 BC
  22. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  23. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  24. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  25. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  26. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  27. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  28. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  29. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  30. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  31. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  32. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  33. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  34. Antipater 397–319 BC
  35. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  36. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  37. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  38. Cassander 355–296 BC
  39. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  40. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  41. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  42. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  43. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  44. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  45. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  46. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  47. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  48. Nearchus 356–300 BC