Olympias

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queen of Macedon, mother of Alexander

c. 375 BC – 316 BC · 59 years · Pella · Europe

Epirote princess, wife of Philip II and mother of Alexander the Great, who fought for power in the wars of the Diadochi.

Wikipedia (Russian) · Wikipedia (English) · 4th century BC

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Contemporaries around the world

Europe

Aristotle — ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, 9 years older
Plato — ancient Greek philosopher, 53 years older
Pytheas — Greek navigator and geographer, 25 years younger

Middle East

Alexander the Great — king of Macedon and conqueror, 19 years younger

Africa

Ptolemy I Soter — founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, 8 years younger

Asia

Mencius — Chinese Confucian philosopher, 3 years younger
Chandragupta Maurya — founder of the Maurya Empire, 35 years younger
Zhuangzi — Chinese Taoist philosopher, 6 years younger
Qu Yuan — Chinese poet and minister, 35 years younger

The world in their lifetime

331 BC Battle of Gaugamela — aged 44, Middle East
331 BC Founding of Alexandria — aged 44, Africa
323 BC Death of Alexander the Great — aged 52, Middle East
c. 322 BC Founding of the Maurya Empire — aged 53, Asia