Who Was Alive

Were Anacreon and Confucius alive at the same time?

Yes. Anacreon and Confucius were alive at the same time, from c. 551 BC to c. 485 BC.

Anacreon

Anacreon

Poet

Born c. 570 BC · died c. 485 BC

Confucius

Confucius

Philosopher

Born c. 551 BC · died c. 479 BC

  1. Aesop, c. 620 – c. 564 BC
  2. Anaximander, c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  3. Cyrus the Great, c. 600 – 530 BC
  4. Anacreon, c. 570 – c. 485 BC
  5. Confucius, c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  6. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  7. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  8. Pericles, 494–429 BC

Anacreon and Confucius in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Anacreon and Confucius were born

Anacreon and Confucius are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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