Epicurus · Archimedes Were Epicurus and Archimedes alive at the same time? Yes. Epicurus and Archimedes were alive at the same time, from c. 287 BC to 270 BC. EpicurusAncient Greek philosopherBorn 342 BC · died 270 BCArchimedesGreek mathematician and physicistBorn c. 287 BC · died 212 BC AristotleChanakyaAlexander the GreatEpicurusAshokaArchimedesQin Shi HuangHannibal Epicurus 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.