Who Was Alive

Were Epicurus and Eratosthenes alive at the same time?

Yes. Epicurus and Eratosthenes were alive at the same time for 5 or 6 years, from 276 BC to 270 BC.

Eratosthenes was 5 or 6 when Epicurus died.

Epicurus

Ancient Greek philosopher

Born 342 BC · died 270 BC

Eratosthenes

Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, librarian and music theorist

Born 276 BC · died 194 BC

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