Who Was Alive

Were Chanakya and Archimedes alive at the same time?

Yes. Chanakya and Archimedes were alive at the same time, from c. 287 BC to 283 BC.

Chanakya

Ancient Indian teacher and strategist who authored the foundational manual on political economy

Born 375 BC · died 283 BC

Archimedes

Greek mathematician and physicist

Born c. 287 BC · died 212 BC

  1. Hippocrates
  2. Aristotle
  3. Chanakya
  4. Alexander the Great
  5. Epicurus
  6. Ashoka
  7. Archimedes
  8. Qin Shi Huang
  9. Hannibal
Chanakya and Archimedes 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.