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Xenocrates
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Xenocrates

Athenian philosopher and mathematician

Born 396 BC · died 314 BC, aged 81 or 82
Also known as Xenocrates of Chalcedon

Who was alive at the same time as Xenocrates?

  1. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  2. Mozi, 470–391 BC
  3. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  4. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  5. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  6. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  7. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  8. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  9. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  10. Xenocrates, 396–314 BC
  11. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  12. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  13. Darius III, 380–330 BC
  14. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  15. Mencius, c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  16. Theophrastus, c. 371 – 287 BC
  17. Zhuang Zhou, c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  18. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  19. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  20. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  21. Chandragupta Maurya, 340–297 BC
  22. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  23. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  24. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC

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When Xenocrates was born, Mozi was 73 or 74, Artaxerxes III was 28 or 29, Agesilaus II was 47 or 48, Antipater was about a year old and Marcus Furius Camillus was 49 or 50.

When Xenocrates died, Pyrrhus of Epirus was 3 or 4, Pharnavaz I was 11 or 12, Qu Yuan was 28 or 29, Apelles was 55 or 56 and Alexander IV of Macedon was 8 or 9.

Born during Xenocrates’s lifetime: Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Epicurus, Chanakya, Demosthenes, Mencius, Theophrastus and Zhuang Zhou.

Not quite contemporaries: Socrates died about 3 years before Xenocrates was born, Sophocles died about 8 years before Xenocrates was born, Ashoka was born about 9 years after Xenocrates died and Aristarchus of Samos was born about a year after Xenocrates died.

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The 64 best-known contemporaries

64 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Xenocrates. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 355 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  4. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  5. Aristophanes c. 445 – 385 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. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  14. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  15. Chandragupta Maurya 340–297 BC
  16. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  17. Darius III 380–330 BC
  18. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  19. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  20. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  21. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  22. Mozi 470–391 BC
  23. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  24. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  25. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  26. Pytheas c. 359 – c. 289 BC
  27. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  28. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  29. Roxana c. 346 – 310 BC
  30. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  31. Philolaus c. 470 – c. 390 BC
  32. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  33. Apelles 370–306 BC
  34. Alexander IV of Macedon 323–309 BC
  35. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  36. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  37. Olympias c. 375 – 316 BC
  38. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  39. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  40. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  41. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  42. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  43. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  44. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  45. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  46. Philip III of Macedon 359–317 BC
  47. Antipater 397–319 BC
  48. Aristoxenus c. 360 – c. 300 BC
  49. Agathocles of Syracuse 361–289 BC
  50. Cassander 355–296 BC
  51. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  52. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  53. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  54. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  55. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  56. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  57. Perdiccas 365–321 BC
  58. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  59. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  60. Hephaestion 356–324 BC
  61. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC
  62. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  63. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  64. Nearchus 356–300 BC