Who Was Alive

Were Gorgias and Aristotle alive at the same time?

Yes. Gorgias and Aristotle were alive at the same time, from 384 BC to c. 375 BC.

Gorgias

Gorgias

Greek sophist

Born 485–481 BC · died c. 375 BC

Aristotle

Aristotle

Greek philosopher

Born 384 BC · died 322 BC, aged 61 or 62

  1. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  2. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  3. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  4. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  5. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  6. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  7. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  8. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  9. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  10. Epicurus, 342–270 BC

Gorgias and Aristotle 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 Gorgias and Aristotle were born

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