Alexander the Great

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king of Macedon and conqueror

356 BC – 323 BC · 33 years · Babylon · Middle East

In 11 years he destroyed the Persian Empire and reached India, opening the Hellenistic age; he died in Babylon aged 32.

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Contemporaries around the world

Europe

Aristotle — ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, 28 years older
Olympias — queen of Macedon, mother of Alexander, 19 years older
Pytheas — Greek navigator and geographer, 6 years younger

Africa

Ptolemy I Soter — founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, 11 years older

Asia

Mencius — Chinese Confucian philosopher, 16 years older
Chandragupta Maurya — founder of the Maurya Empire, 16 years younger
Zhuangzi — Chinese Taoist philosopher, 13 years older
Qu Yuan — Chinese poet and minister, 16 years younger

The world in their lifetime

331 BC Battle of Gaugamela — aged 25, Middle East
331 BC Founding of Alexandria — aged 25, Africa
323 BC Death of Alexander the Great — aged 33, Middle East