Who Was Alive

Were Cambyses II and Aeschylus alive at the same time?

Yes. Cambyses II and Aeschylus were alive at the same time, from 525 BC to 522 BC.

Cambyses II was 33 or 34 when Aeschylus was born.

Cambyses II

Cambyses II

King of Kings

Born 559 BC · died 522 BC

Aeschylus

Aeschylus

Athenian playwright

Born 525 BC · died 456 BC

  1. Anaximander, c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  2. Cyrus the Great, c. 600 – 530 BC
  3. Cambyses II, 559–522 BC
  4. Confucius, c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  5. Darius the Great, 550–486 BC
  6. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  7. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  8. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  9. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  10. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC

Cambyses II and Aeschylus 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 Cambyses II and Aeschylus were born

Cambyses II and Aeschylus are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 10 placed); tap one to open that person.
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