Herodotus · Socrates Were Herodotus and Socrates alive at the same time? Yes. Herodotus and Socrates were alive at the same time, from c. 470 BC to c. 425 BC. HerodotusGreek historian and geographerBorn c. 484 BC · died c. 425 BCSocrates5th-century BCE Greek philosopherBorn c. 470 BC · died 399 BC AeschylusSophoclesHerodotusSocratesHippocratesAristophanes Herodotus and Socrates in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.