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Gorgias
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Gorgias

Greek sophist

Born 485–481 BC · died c. 375 BC
Also known as Gorgias of Leontini

Who was alive at the same time as Gorgias?

  1. Xenophanes, 570 – c. 478 BC
  2. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  3. Themistocles, 524–459 BC
  4. Pāṇini, c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  5. Xerxes I, 519–465 BC
  6. Pindar, 517–437 BC
  7. Parmenides, c. 512 – c. 470 BC
  8. Anaxagoras, c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  9. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  10. Empedocles, c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  11. Pericles, 494–429 BC
  12. Protagoras, c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  13. Zeno of Elea, c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  14. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  15. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  16. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  17. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  18. Alcibiades, c. 450 – 404 BC
  19. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  20. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  21. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  22. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  23. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC
  24. Darius III, 380–330 BC

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Born during Gorgias’s lifetime: Aristotle, Socrates, Hippocrates, Aristophanes, Diogenes, Demosthenes, Antisthenes and Darius III.

Not quite contemporaries: Darius the Great died months before Gorgias was born, Zhuang Zhou was born about a year after Gorgias died, Seleucus I Nicator was born about 14 years after Gorgias died and Pytheas was born about 11 years after Gorgias died.

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The 60 best-known contemporaries

60 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Gorgias. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 429 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Socrates c. 470 – 399 BC
  3. Sophocles c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  4. Herodotus c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  5. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  6. Aeschylus 525–456 BC
  7. Aristophanes c. 445 – 385 BC
  8. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  9. Pericles 494–429 BC
  10. Parmenides c. 512 – c. 470 BC
  11. Anaxagoras c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  12. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  13. Protagoras c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  14. Empedocles c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  15. Pindar 517–437 BC
  16. Xenophanes 570 – c. 478 BC
  17. Zeno of Elea c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  18. Xerxes I 519–465 BC
  19. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  20. Themistocles 524–459 BC
  21. Pāṇini c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  22. Darius III 380–330 BC
  23. Alcibiades c. 450 – 404 BC
  24. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  25. Phidias c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  26. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  27. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  28. Mozi 470–391 BC
  29. Simonides of Ceos 556 – c. 468 BC
  30. Aspasia c. 470 – 400 BC
  31. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  32. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  33. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  34. Darius II 475–404 BC
  35. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  36. Philolaus c. 470 – c. 390 BC
  37. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  38. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  39. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  40. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  41. Antigonus I Monophthalmus 382–301 BC
  42. Polykleitos c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  43. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  44. Critias 460–403 BC
  45. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  46. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  47. Bacchylides c. 516 – c. 451 BC
  48. Antipater 397–319 BC
  49. Aristides c. 540 – 467 BC
  50. Hippocrates of Chios c. 470 – 410 BC
  51. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  52. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  53. Hippias 443–399 BC
  54. Epicharmus of Cos c. 531 – c. 440 BC
  55. Cimon 510–450 BC
  56. Callicrates c. 470 – 420 BC
  57. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  58. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  59. Atossa 550–475 BC
  60. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC