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Seleucus I Nicator
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Seleucus I Nicator

Sovereign

Born 358 BC · died 281 BC
Also known as Seleucus Nicator, Seleucus I

Who was alive at the same time as Seleucus I Nicator?

  1. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  2. Archytas, c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  3. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  4. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 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. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  13. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  14. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  15. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  16. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  17. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  18. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  19. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  20. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  21. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  22. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  23. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  24. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC

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When Seleucus I Nicator was born, Aristotle was 25 or 26, Chanakya was 16 or 17, Darius III was 21 or 22, Isocrates was 77 or 78 and Shang Yang was 31 or 32.

When Seleucus I Nicator died, Antiochus II Theos was 4 or 5.

Born during Seleucus I Nicator’s lifetime: Alexander the Great, Archimedes, Ashoka, Epicurus, Zeno of Citium, Chandragupta Maurya, Pyrrhus of Epirus and Aristarchus of Samos.

Not quite contemporaries: Hippocrates died about 9 years before Seleucus I Nicator was born, Eratosthenes was born about 4 years after Seleucus I Nicator died, Gorgias died about 14 years before Seleucus I Nicator was born and Antisthenes died about 6 years before Seleucus I Nicator was born.

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The 59 best-known contemporaries

59 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Seleucus I Nicator. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 320 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  4. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  5. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  6. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  7. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  8. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  9. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  10. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  11. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  12. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  13. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  14. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  15. Darius III 380–330 BC
  16. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  17. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  18. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  19. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  20. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  21. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  22. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  23. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  24. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  25. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  26. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  27. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  28. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  29. Apelles 370–306 BC
  30. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  31. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  32. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  33. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  34. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  35. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  36. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  37. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  38. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  39. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  40. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  41. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  42. Antipater 397–319 BC
  43. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  44. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 BC
  45. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  46. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  47. Cassander 355–296 BC
  48. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  49. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  50. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  51. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  52. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  53. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  54. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  55. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  56. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  57. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  58. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  59. Nearchus 356–300 BC