Who Was Alive

Were Demosthenes and Epicurus alive at the same time?

Yes. Demosthenes and Epicurus were alive at the same time for 19 or 20 years, from 342 BC to 322 BC.

Epicurus was 19 or 20 when Demosthenes died, aged 61 or 62.

Demosthenes

Classical Athenian statesman and orator

Born 384 BC · died 12 October 322 BC, aged 61 or 62

Epicurus

Ancient Greek philosopher

Born 342 BC · died 270 BC

  1. Hippocrates
  2. Aristotle
  3. Demosthenes
  4. Chanakya
  5. Alexander the Great
  6. Epicurus
  7. Ashoka
  8. Archimedes
Demosthenes 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.