Who Was Alive

Were Archilochus and Ashurbanipal alive at the same time?

Yes. Archilochus and Ashurbanipal were alive at the same time, from 685 BC to c. 645 BC.

Archilochus was 2 or 3 when Ashurbanipal was born.

Archilochus

Archilochus

Poet

Born 688 BC · died c. 645 BC

Ashurbanipal

Ashurbanipal

King of Babylon

Born 685 BC · died 631 BC, aged 53 or 54

  1. Numa Pompilius, 753–671 BC
  2. Sennacherib, c. 745 – 681 BC
  3. Tullus Hostilius, 710–642 BC
  4. Archilochus, 688 – c. 645 BC
  5. Ashurbanipal, 685–631 BC
  6. Ancus Marcius, 675–616 BC
  7. Nebuchadnezzar II, c. 642 – c. 561 BC

Archilochus and Ashurbanipal 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 Archilochus and Ashurbanipal were born

Archilochus and Ashurbanipal are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (5 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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