Who Was Alive

Were Phidias and Sophocles alive at the same time?

Yes. Phidias and Sophocles were alive at the same time, from c. 496 BC to c. 430 BC.

Phidias

Phidias

Athenian sculptor and painter

Born c. 500 BC · died c. 430 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. 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

Phidias 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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Where Phidias and Sophocles were born

Phidias 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.
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