Who Was Alive
Anacreon
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Anacreon

Poet

Born c. 570 BC · died c. 485 BC

Who was alive at the same time as Anacreon?

  1. Nebuchadnezzar II, c. 642 – c. 561 BC
  2. Solon, c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  3. Aesop, c. 620 – c. 564 BC
  4. Anaximander, c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  5. Cyrus the Great, c. 600 – 530 BC
  6. Anaximenes of Miletus, c. 585 – c. 527 BC
  7. Anacreon, c. 570 – c. 485 BC
  8. Xenophanes, 570 – c. 478 BC
  9. Cambyses II, 559–522 BC
  10. Confucius, c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  11. Darius the Great, 550–486 BC
  12. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  13. Themistocles, 524–459 BC
  14. Pāṇini, c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  15. Xerxes I, 519–465 BC
  16. Pindar, 517–437 BC
  17. Parmenides, c. 512 – c. 470 BC
  18. Anaxagoras, c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  19. Phidias, c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  20. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  21. Empedocles, c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  22. Pericles, 494–429 BC
  23. Protagoras, c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  24. Zeno of Elea, c. 490 – c. 425 BC

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Born during Anacreon’s lifetime: Confucius, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Pericles, Darius the Great, Parmenides, Anaxagoras and Protagoras.

Not quite contemporaries: Socrates was born about 9 years after Anacreon died, Mozi was born about 12 years after Anacreon died, Aspasia was born about 9 years after Anacreon died and Darius II was born about 7 years after Anacreon died.

What happened in Anacreon’s lifetime

Where Anacreon’s contemporaries were born

Anacreon is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (40 of 44 placed); tap one to open that person.
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The 43 best-known contemporaries

43 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Anacreon. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 528 BC.

  1. Confucius c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  2. Sophocles c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  3. Aesop c. 620 – c. 564 BC
  4. Aeschylus 525–456 BC
  5. Cyrus the Great c. 600 – 530 BC
  6. Pericles 494–429 BC
  7. Solon c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  8. Anaximander c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  9. Darius the Great 550–486 BC
  10. Parmenides c. 512 – c. 470 BC
  11. Anaxagoras c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  12. Protagoras c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  13. Empedocles c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  14. Pindar 517–437 BC
  15. Xenophanes 570 – c. 478 BC
  16. Zeno of Elea c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  17. Nebuchadnezzar II c. 642 – c. 561 BC
  18. Xerxes I 519–465 BC
  19. Anaximenes of Miletus c. 585 – c. 527 BC
  20. Themistocles 524–459 BC
  21. Pāṇini c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  22. Phidias c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  23. Cambyses II 559–522 BC
  24. Simonides of Ceos 556 – c. 468 BC
  25. Theognis of Megara 570–485 BC
  26. Bias of Priene c. 600 – c. 530 BC
  27. Chilon of Sparta c. 600 – c. 520 BC
  28. Cambyses I c. 600 – 559 BC
  29. Sushruta 600–500 BC
  30. Miltiades c. 554 – 489 BC
  31. Polykleitos c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  32. Nabonidus c. 615 – 538 BC
  33. Cleobulus c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  34. Śāriputra 568–484 BC
  35. Bacchylides c. 516 – c. 451 BC
  36. Aristides c. 540 – 467 BC
  37. Bimbisara 558–491 BC
  38. Stesichorus 630–555 BC
  39. Polycrates 574–522 BC
  40. Epicharmus of Cos c. 531 – c. 440 BC
  41. Cimon 510–450 BC
  42. Pherecydes of Syros c. 580 – c. 499 BC
  43. Atossa 550–475 BC