Hephaestion
355 BC–323 BC
Macedonian nobleman and general, best friend of Alexander the Great (c. 356–324 BC)
military officer · somatophylakes · military commander
Born in Pella
Contemporaries
People who walked the earth at the same time as Hephaestion:
- Aristotle (383 BC–321 BC)
- Alexander the Great (355 BC–322 BC)
- Epicurus (341 BC–269 BC)
- Chanakya Kautilya (374 BC–282 BC)
- Diogenes of Sinope (399 BC–322 BC)
- Demosthenes (383 BC–321 BC)
- Mencius (371 BC–288 BC)
- Menander (340 BC–290 BC)