Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Anaximenes of Miletus and Confucius were alive at the same time, from c. 551 BC to 530–522 BC.

Anaximenes of Miletus

Greek Ionian Pre-Socratic philosopher

Born c. 585 BC · died 530–522 BC

Confucius

5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician

Born c. 551 BC · died c. 479 BC

  1. Solon
  2. Aesop
  3. Anaximander
  4. Cyrus the Great
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus
  6. Confucius
  7. Aeschylus
  8. Sophocles
  9. Pericles
Anaximenes of Miletus and Confucius 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.