Who Was Alive

Were Ashurbanipal and Nebuchadnezzar II alive at the same time?

Yes. Ashurbanipal and Nebuchadnezzar II were alive at the same time, from c. 642 BC to 631 BC.

Ashurbanipal

Ashurbanipal

King of Babylon

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

Nebuchadnezzar II

Nebuchadnezzar II

King of Babylon

Born c. 642 BC · died 564–558 BC

  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. Nebuchadnezzar II, c. 642 – c. 561 BC
  7. Solon, c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  8. Aesop, c. 620 – c. 564 BC
  9. Anaximander, c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  10. Cyrus the Great, c. 600 – 530 BC

Ashurbanipal and Nebuchadnezzar II 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 Ashurbanipal and Nebuchadnezzar II were born

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