Who Was Alive

Were Aesop and Anaximenes of Miletus alive at the same time?

Yes. Aesop and Anaximenes of Miletus were alive at the same time, from c. 585 BC to c. 564 BC.

Aesop

Ancient Greek storyteller

Born c. 620 BC · died c. 564 BC

Anaximenes of Miletus

Greek Ionian Pre-Socratic philosopher

Born c. 585 BC · died 530–522 BC

  1. Nebuchadnezzar II
  2. Solon
  3. Aesop
  4. Anaximander
  5. Cyrus the Great
  6. Anaximenes of Miletus
  7. Xenophanes
  8. Confucius
Aesop and Anaximenes of Miletus 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.