Nebuchadnezzar II · Solon Were Nebuchadnezzar II and Solon alive at the same time? Yes. Nebuchadnezzar II and Solon were alive at the same time, from c. 630 BC to 564–558 BC. Nebuchadnezzar IIKing of BabylonBorn c. 642 BC · died 564–558 BCSolonAthenian legislatorBorn c. 630 BC · died c. 560 BC Nebuchadnezzar IISolonAesopAnaximanderCyrus the GreatXenophanes Nebuchadnezzar II and Solon 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.