Alexander the Great & Aristotle

Did Alexander the Great and Aristotle live at the same time?

Yes. Alexander the Great and Aristotle lived at the same time for 33 years, from 356 BCE to 323 BCE.^[1][2][3][4]

Alexander the Great · Aristotle · Born in 356 BCE · Born in 384 BCE

Alexander the Great

356 BCE–323 BCE

Politics & Leadership

Conquered the largest empire of the ancient world

Aristotle

384 BCE–322 BCE

Philosophy & Thought

Founder of formal logic, tutor of Alexander the Great

How Alexander the Great and Aristotle Are Connected

• To pay Aristotle for tutoring Alexander, his father Philip agreed to rebuild Aristotle's hometown of Stageira, which Philip himself had razed.^[1]
• Alexander loved Homer's Iliad and carried a copy annotated by Aristotle on his campaigns.^[1]
• Aristotle tutored Philip II of Macedon's 13-year-old son Alexander and gave him an annotated copy of the Iliad, said to have become one of Alexander's most prized possessions.^[3]

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