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Atossa
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Atossa

Achaemenid consort

Born 550 BC · died 475 BC, aged 74 or 75
Also known as Atosa, Atusa

Who was alive at the same time as Atossa?

  1. Anaximander, c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  2. Cyrus the Great, c. 600 – 530 BC
  3. Anaximenes of Miletus, c. 585 – c. 527 BC
  4. Anacreon, c. 570 – c. 485 BC
  5. Xenophanes, 570 – c. 478 BC
  6. Cambyses II, 559–522 BC
  7. Confucius, c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  8. Atossa, 550–475 BC
  9. Darius the Great, 550–486 BC
  10. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  11. Themistocles, 524–459 BC
  12. Pāṇini, c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  13. Xerxes I, 519–465 BC
  14. Pindar, 517–437 BC
  15. Parmenides, c. 512 – c. 470 BC
  16. Anaxagoras, c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  17. Phidias, c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  18. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  19. Empedocles, c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  20. Pericles, 494–429 BC
  21. Protagoras, c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  22. Zeno of Elea, c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  23. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  24. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC

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When Atossa was born, Theognis of Megara was 19 or 20, Bimbisara was 7 or 8 and Polycrates was 23 or 24.

When Atossa died, Pericles was 18 or 19, Xerxes I was 43 or 44 and Themistocles was 48 or 49.

Born during Atossa’s lifetime: Sophocles, Herodotus, Aeschylus, Pericles, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Protagoras and Empedocles.

Not quite contemporaries: Socrates was born about 2 years after Atossa died, Hippocrates was born about 12 years after Atossa died, Aesop died about 12 years before Atossa was born and Solon died about 8 years before Atossa was born.

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Where Atossa’s contemporaries were born

Atossa is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (37 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
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The 39 best-known contemporaries

39 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Atossa. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 512 BC.

  1. Confucius c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  2. Sophocles c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  3. Herodotus c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  4. Aeschylus 525–456 BC
  5. Cyrus the Great c. 600 – 530 BC
  6. Pericles 494–429 BC
  7. Anaximander c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  8. Darius the Great 550–486 BC
  9. Parmenides c. 512 – c. 470 BC
  10. Anaxagoras c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  11. Protagoras c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  12. Empedocles c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  13. Pindar 517–437 BC
  14. Xenophanes 570 – c. 478 BC
  15. Zeno of Elea c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  16. Xerxes I 519–465 BC
  17. Anaximenes of Miletus c. 585 – c. 527 BC
  18. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  19. Anacreon c. 570 – c. 485 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. Sushruta 600–500 BC
  29. Miltiades c. 554 – 489 BC
  30. Polykleitos c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  31. Nabonidus c. 615 – 538 BC
  32. Śāriputra 568–484 BC
  33. Bacchylides c. 516 – c. 451 BC
  34. Aristides c. 540 – 467 BC
  35. Bimbisara 558–491 BC
  36. Polycrates 574–522 BC
  37. Epicharmus of Cos c. 531 – c. 440 BC
  38. Cimon 510–450 BC
  39. Pherecydes of Syros c. 580 – c. 499 BC