Who Was Alive

Were Ferdowsi and Basil II alive at the same time?

Yes. Ferdowsi and Basil II were alive at the same time, from AD 958 to c. 1020.

Ferdowsi was 17 or 18 when Basil II was born.

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

Basil II

Basil II

Byzantine emperor

Born AD 958 · died 15 December 1025, aged 66 or 67

  1. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  2. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  3. Basil II, AD 958 – 1025
  4. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  5. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  6. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  7. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037

Ferdowsi and Basil 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 Ferdowsi and Basil II were born

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