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Dicaearchus
350 BC – 290 BC
Mathematician, Philosopher, Historian, Geographer, Writer
Dicaearchus of Messana (; Ancient Greek: Δικαίαρχος Dikaiarkhos; c. 370/350 – c. post 323 BC), also written Dikaiarchos (), was a Greek philosopher, geographer…
Eudemus of Rhodes
350 BC – 290 BC
Mathematician, Astronomer, Historian of mathematics, Philosopher, Historian of science, Historian
Eudemus of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: Εὔδημος; flourished before 300 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, considered the first historian of science. He was one of…
Megasthenes
350s BC – 290s BC
Explorer, Diplomat, Historian, Writer, Ethnographer, Indologist
Megasthenes ( mi-GAS-thi-neez; Ancient Greek: Μεγασθένης, died c. 290 BCE) was an ancient Greek historian, indologist, diplomat, ethnographer and explorer in th…
Menander
342 BC – 292 BC
Comedy writer, Poet, Writer
Menander ( ; Ancient Greek: Μένανδρος, romanized: Ménandros; c. 342/341 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek playwright and the best-known representative of Athenian New Co…
Alexander V of Macedon
4th century BC – 294 BC
Sovereign
Alexander V of Macedon (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Εʹ ὁ Μακεδών; died late 294 BC) was the second son of Cassander and Thessalonike of Macedon, who was a half-sister of…
Cassander
355 BC – 296 BC
Regent
Cassander ( ; Ancient Greek: Κάσσανδρος, romanized: Kássandros; c. 355 BC – 297 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 305 BC until 297 BC,…
Philip IV of Macedon
4th century BC – 296 BC
Monarch
Philip IV (Ancient Greek: Φίλιππος, romanized: Phílippos) was briefly king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia in 297 BC. He belonged to the Antipatrid dy…
Chandragupta Maurya
340 BC – 297 BC
Sovereign
Chandragupta Maurya (reigned c. 320 BCE – c. 298 BCE) was the founder and the first emperor of the Maurya Empire, based in Magadha (present-day Bihar) in the In…
Anyte
— – 3rd century BC
Poet, Writer, Epigrammatist
Anyte of Tegea (Ancient Greek: Ἀνύτη; fl. c. 300 BC) was a Hellenistic poet from Tegea in Arcadia. Little is known of her life, but twenty-four epigrams attrib…
Appius Claudius Caecus
— – 3rd century BC
Writer, Poet, Politician, Military personnel
Appius Claudius Caecus (fl. c. 312–279 BC) was a statesman and writer from the Roman Republic. He is best known for two major building projects: the Appian Way…
Aristoxenus
360 BC – 300 BC
Mathematician, Musicologist, Philosopher, Music theorist
Aristoxenus of Tarentum (Greek: Ἀριστόξενος ὁ Ταραντῖνος; born c. 375, fl. 335 BC) was a Greek Peripatetic philosopher, and a pupil of Aristotle. Most of his wr…
Asclepiades of Samos
320 BC – 3rd century BC
Epigrammatist
Asclepiades of Samos (Sicelidas) (Greek: Ἀσκληπιάδης ὁ Σάμιος; born c. 320 BC) was an ancient Greek epigrammatist and lyric poet who flourished around 270 BC.…
Berossus
4th century BC – 3rd century BC
Astronomer, Historian, Writer, Priest, Astrologer
Berossus () or Berosus (; Ancient Greek: Βηρωσσός, romanized: Bērōssos; possibly derived from Late Babylonian Akkadian: 𒁹𒀭𒂗𒉺𒇻𒋙𒉡, romanized: Bēl-reʾû-šun…
Dattatreya
4th century BC – 3rd century BC
Historical figure
Dattatreya (Sanskrit: दत्तात्रेय, IAST: Dattātreya), Dattā or Dattaguru, is a paradigmatic Sannyasi (monk) and one of the lords of yoga, venerated as a Hindu go…
Euhemerus
4th century BC – 3rd century BC
Anthropologist, Writer, Philosopher, Historian, Mythographer
Euhemerus (; also spelled Euemeros or Evemerus; Ancient Greek: Εὐήμερος, romanized: Euhēmeros, lit. 'happy' or 'prosperous'; late fourth century BC) was a Greek…
Hegesias of Cyrene
4th century BC – 3rd century BC
Philosopher
Hegesias (Ancient Greek: Ἡγησίας; fl. 290 BC) of Cyrene was a Cyrenaic philosopher. He argued that eudaimonia (happiness) is impossible to achieve, and that the…
Lysippos
390 BC – 300 BC
Sculptor, Brazier, Architect
Lysippos (; Ancient Greek: Λύσιππος) was a Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC. Together with Scopas and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the three greatest…
Menaechmus
375 BC – 300 BC
Mathematician, Astronomer
Menaechmus (Greek: Μέναιχμος, c. 380 – c. 320 BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician, geometer and philosopher born in Alopeconnesus or Prokonnesos in the Thrac…
Nearchus
356 BC – 300 BC
Explorer, Historian, Military personnel, Soldier
Nearchus or Nearchos (Greek: Νέαρχος; c. 360 – 300 BC) was one of the Greek officers, a navarch, in the army of Alexander the Great. He is known for his celebra…
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
382 BC – 301 BC
Military leader, Military personnel
Antigonus I Monophthalmus (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίγονος Μονόφθαλμος Antigonos Monophthalmos, "Antigonus the One-Eyed"; 382–301 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general an…