Who Was Alive

Famous people born in the 7th century BC

5 people we track were born in the 7th century BC. The best known are on the timeline.

  1. Nebuchadnezzar II
  2. Solon
  3. Aesop
  4. Anaximander
  5. Cyrus the Great
Drag across the timeline to see who was alive in any year and the age each person reached that year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.
  1. Aesop c. 620 – c. 564 BC
  2. Cyrus the Great c. 600 – 530 BC
  3. Solon c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  4. Anaximander c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  5. Nebuchadnezzar II c. 642 BC – 564–558 BC