Who Was Alive

Were Seleucus I Nicator and Alexander the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Seleucus I Nicator and Alexander the Great were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 356 BC to 323 BC.

Seleucus I Nicator was 1 or 2 when Alexander the Great was born.

Seleucus I Nicator was 34 or 35 when Alexander the Great died, aged 32.

Seleucus I Nicator

Seleucus I Nicator

Sovereign

Born 358 BC · died 281 BC

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia

Born 20 July 356 BC · died 10 June 323 BC, aged 32

  1. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  2. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  3. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  4. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  5. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  6. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  7. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  8. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  9. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC

Seleucus I Nicator and Alexander the Great in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Seleucus I Nicator and Alexander the Great were born

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