Who Was Alive

Were Pāṇini and Socrates alive at the same time?

Yes. Pāṇini and Socrates were alive at the same time, from c. 470 BC to c. 460 BC.

Pāṇini

Pāṇini

Linguist

Born c. 520 BC · died c. 460 BC

Socrates

Socrates

Athenian philosopher

Born c. 470 BC · died 399 BC

  1. Confucius, c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  2. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  3. Pāṇini, c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  4. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  5. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  6. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  7. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  8. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC

Pāṇini and Socrates 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 Pāṇini and Socrates were born

Pāṇini and Socrates are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list