Who Was Alive

Were Confucius and Phidias alive at the same time?

Yes. Confucius and Phidias were alive at the same time, from c. 500 BC to c. 479 BC.

Confucius

Confucius

Philosopher

Born c. 551 BC · died c. 479 BC

Phidias

Phidias

Athenian sculptor and painter

Born c. 500 BC · died c. 430 BC

  1. Anaximander, c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  2. Cyrus the Great, c. 600 – 530 BC
  3. Confucius, c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  4. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  5. Phidias, c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  6. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  7. Pericles, 494–429 BC
  8. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  9. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  10. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC

Confucius and Phidias 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 Confucius and Phidias were born

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