Who Was Alive

Were Pāṇini and Sophocles alive at the same time?

Yes. Pāṇini and Sophocles were alive at the same time, from c. 496 BC to c. 460 BC.

Pāṇini

Pāṇini

Linguist

Born c. 520 BC · died c. 460 BC

Sophocles

Sophocles

Athenian playwright

Born c. 496 BC · died c. 406 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

Pāṇini and Sophocles 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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Events both lived through

Where Pāṇini and Sophocles were born

Pāṇini and Sophocles are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list