Who Was Alive

Were Cyrus the Great and Cambyses II alive at the same time?

Yes. Cyrus the Great and Cambyses II were alive at the same time for 28 or 29 years, from 559 BC to 530 BC.

Cambyses II was 28 or 29 when Cyrus the Great died.

Cyrus the Great

Cyrus the Great

King of Kings

Born c. 600 BC · died 530 BC

Cambyses II

Cambyses II

King of Kings

Born 559 BC · died 522 BC

  1. Solon, c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  2. Aesop, c. 620 – c. 564 BC
  3. Anaximander, c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  4. Cyrus the Great, c. 600 – 530 BC
  5. Cambyses II, 559–522 BC
  6. Confucius, c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  7. Darius the Great, 550–486 BC
  8. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC

Cyrus the Great and Cambyses II 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 Cyrus the Great and Cambyses II were born

Cyrus the Great and Cambyses II are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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