To make a guess at dating his life we have some limits which are given by references to his work. Nicomedes himself criticised the method that Eratosthenes used to duplicate the cube and we have made a reasonably accurate guess at Eratosthenes 's life span (276 BC - 194 BC).
Upang gumawa ng isang hula sa dating ang kanyang buhay namin ay may ilang mga limitasyon na ibinigay ng mga sanggunian sa kanyang trabaho. Nicomedes kanyang sarili criticised ang paraan na ginagamit Eratosthenes sa dobleng ang kubo at kami ay ginawa ng isang makatwirang tumpak na hulaan at Eratosthenes' s buhay (276 BC - 194 BC).