Who Was Alive
Chilon of Sparta
Published by Guillaume Rouille (1518?-1589), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Chilon of Sparta

Philosopher and writer

Born c. 600 BC · died c. 520 BC

Who was alive at the same time as Chilon of Sparta?

  1. Nebuchadnezzar II, c. 642 – c. 561 BC
  2. Solon, c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  3. Cleobulus, c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  4. Aesop, c. 620 – c. 564 BC
  5. Nabonidus, c. 615 – 538 BC
  6. Anaximander, c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  7. Chilon of Sparta, c. 600 – c. 520 BC
  8. Cyrus the Great, c. 600 – 530 BC
  9. Bias of Priene, c. 600 – c. 530 BC
  10. Cambyses I, c. 600 – 559 BC
  11. Sushruta, 600–500 BC
  12. Anaximenes of Miletus, c. 585 – c. 527 BC
  13. Anacreon, c. 570 – c. 485 BC
  14. Xenophanes, 570 – c. 478 BC
  15. Theognis of Megara, 570–485 BC
  16. Śāriputra, 568–484 BC
  17. Cambyses II, 559–522 BC
  18. Miltiades, c. 554 – 489 BC
  19. Simonides of Ceos, 556 – c. 468 BC
  20. Confucius, c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  21. Darius the Great, 550–486 BC
  22. Aristides, c. 540 – 467 BC
  23. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  24. Themistocles, 524–459 BC

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Born during Chilon of Sparta’s lifetime: Confucius, Aeschylus, Darius the Great, Xenophanes, Anaximenes of Miletus, Anacreon, Themistocles and Cambyses II.

Not quite contemporaries: Parmenides was born about 3 years after Chilon of Sparta died, Ancus Marcius died about 13 years before Chilon of Sparta was born and Cimon was born about 7 years after Chilon of Sparta died.

Where Chilon of Sparta’s contemporaries were born

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The 28 best-known contemporaries

28 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Chilon of Sparta. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 560 BC.

  1. Confucius c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  2. Aesop c. 620 – c. 564 BC
  3. Aeschylus 525–456 BC
  4. Cyrus the Great c. 600 – 530 BC
  5. Solon c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  6. Anaximander c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  7. Darius the Great 550–486 BC
  8. Xenophanes 570 – c. 478 BC
  9. Nebuchadnezzar II c. 642 – c. 561 BC
  10. Anaximenes of Miletus c. 585 – c. 527 BC
  11. Anacreon c. 570 – c. 485 BC
  12. Themistocles 524–459 BC
  13. Cambyses II 559–522 BC
  14. Simonides of Ceos 556 – c. 468 BC
  15. Theognis of Megara 570–485 BC
  16. Bias of Priene c. 600 – c. 530 BC
  17. Cambyses I c. 600 – 559 BC
  18. Sushruta 600–500 BC
  19. Miltiades c. 554 – 489 BC
  20. Nabonidus c. 615 – 538 BC
  21. Cleobulus c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  22. Śāriputra 568–484 BC
  23. Aristides c. 540 – 467 BC
  24. Bimbisara 558–491 BC
  25. Stesichorus 630–555 BC
  26. Polycrates 574–522 BC
  27. Pherecydes of Syros c. 580 – c. 499 BC
  28. Atossa 550–475 BC