Who Was Alive
Mozi
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Mozi

Philosopher

Born 470 BC · died 391 BC, aged 78 or 79
Also known as Mocius, Mo Tzu, Mo Tse

Who was alive at the same time as Mozi?

  1. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  2. Themistocles, 524–459 BC
  3. Pāṇini, c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  4. Xerxes I, 519–465 BC
  5. Pindar, 517–437 BC
  6. Anaxagoras, c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  7. Phidias, c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  8. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  9. Empedocles, c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  10. Pericles, 494–429 BC
  11. Protagoras, c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  12. Zeno of Elea, c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  13. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  14. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  15. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  16. Mozi, 470–391 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. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  22. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  23. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  24. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC

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When Mozi was born, Pericles was 23 or 24, Xerxes I was 48 or 49, Themistocles was 53 or 54 and Darius II was 4 or 5.

When Mozi died, Artaxerxes III was 33 or 34, Agesilaus II was 52 or 53, Xenocrates was 4 or 5, Antipater was 5 or 6 and Marcus Furius Camillus was 54 or 55.

Born during Mozi’s lifetime: Hippocrates, Aristophanes, Diogenes, Antisthenes, Alcibiades, Isocrates, Aristippus and Eudoxus of Cnidus.

Not quite contemporaries: Aristotle was born about 6 years after Mozi died, Confucius died about 7 years before Mozi was born, Chanakya was born about 15 years after Mozi died and Demosthenes was born about 7 years after Mozi died.

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Where Mozi’s contemporaries were born

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The 50 best-known contemporaries

50 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Mozi. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 430 BC.

  1. Socrates c. 470 – 399 BC
  2. Sophocles c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  3. Herodotus c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  4. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  5. Aeschylus 525–456 BC
  6. Aristophanes c. 445 – 385 BC
  7. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  8. Pericles 494–429 BC
  9. Anaxagoras c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  10. Protagoras c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  11. Empedocles c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  12. Pindar 517–437 BC
  13. Zeno of Elea c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  14. Xerxes I 519–465 BC
  15. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  16. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  17. Themistocles 524–459 BC
  18. Pāṇini c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  19. Alcibiades c. 450 – 404 BC
  20. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  21. Phidias c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  22. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  23. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  24. Simonides of Ceos 556 – c. 468 BC
  25. Aspasia c. 470 – 400 BC
  26. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  27. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  28. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  29. Darius II 475–404 BC
  30. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  31. Philolaus c. 470 – c. 390 BC
  32. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  33. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  34. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  35. Polykleitos c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  36. Critias 460–403 BC
  37. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  38. Bacchylides c. 516 – c. 451 BC
  39. Antipater 397–319 BC
  40. Aristides c. 540 – 467 BC
  41. Hippocrates of Chios c. 470 – 410 BC
  42. Prodicus c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  43. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  44. Hippias 443–399 BC
  45. Epicharmus of Cos c. 531 – c. 440 BC
  46. Cimon 510–450 BC
  47. Callicrates c. 470 – 420 BC
  48. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  49. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  50. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC