Who Was Alive

Were Phidias and Socrates alive at the same time?

Yes. Phidias and Socrates were alive at the same time, from c. 470 BC to c. 430 BC.

Phidias

Phidias

Athenian sculptor and painter

Born c. 500 BC · died c. 430 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. Phidias, c. 500 – c. 430 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

Phidias 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 Phidias and Socrates were born

Phidias 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.
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