Aristotle · Epicurus Were Aristotle and Epicurus alive at the same time? Yes. Aristotle and Epicurus were alive at the same time for 19 or 20 years, from 342 BC to 322 BC. Aristotle was 41 or 42 when Epicurus was born.Epicurus was 19 or 20 when Aristotle died, aged 61 or 62. AristotleGreek philosopherBorn 384 BC · died 322 BC, aged 61 or 62EpicurusAncient Greek philosopherBorn 342 BC · died 270 BC HippocratesDiogenes of SinopeAristotleChanakyaAlexander the GreatEpicurusAshokaArchimedes Aristotle and Epicurus in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.