Aesop · Anaximander Were Aesop and Anaximander alive at the same time? Yes. Aesop and Anaximander were alive at the same time, from c. 610 BC to c. 564 BC. AesopAncient Greek storytellerBorn c. 620 BC · died c. 564 BCAnaximanderPre-Socratic Greek philosopherBorn c. 610 BC · died c. 546 BC Nebuchadnezzar IISolonAesopAnaximanderCyrus the GreatXenophanesConfuciusDarius I Aesop and Anaximander in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.