Who Was Alive

Prodicus

Greek philosopher

Born 464–457 BC · died c. 380 BC
Also known as Prodicus of Ceos

Who was alive at the same time as Prodicus?

  1. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  2. Pindar, 517–437 BC
  3. Anaxagoras, c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  4. Phidias, c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  5. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  6. Empedocles, c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  7. Pericles, 494–429 BC
  8. Protagoras, c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  9. Zeno of Elea, c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  10. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  11. Gorgias, c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  12. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  13. Mozi, 470–391 BC
  14. Prodicus, c. 460 – c. 380 BC
  15. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  16. Alcibiades, c. 450 – 404 BC
  17. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  18. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  19. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  20. Isocrates, 436–338 BC
  21. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  22. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  23. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  24. Demosthenes, 384–322 BC

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Born during Prodicus’s lifetime: Aristotle, Aristophanes, Diogenes, Demosthenes, Antisthenes, Alcibiades, Isocrates and Aristippus.

Not quite contemporaries: Confucius died about 13 years before Prodicus was born, Chanakya was born about a year after Prodicus died, Parmenides died about 4 years before Prodicus was born and Mencius was born about 2 years after Prodicus died.

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Where Prodicus’s contemporaries were born

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The 50 best-known contemporaries

50 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Prodicus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 419 BC.

  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Socrates c. 470 – 399 BC
  3. Sophocles c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  4. Herodotus c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  5. Hippocrates c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  6. Aeschylus 525–456 BC
  7. Aristophanes c. 445 – 385 BC
  8. Diogenes c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  9. Pericles 494–429 BC
  10. Anaxagoras c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  11. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  12. Protagoras c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  13. Empedocles c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  14. Pindar 517–437 BC
  15. Zeno of Elea c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  16. Gorgias c. 483 – c. 375 BC
  17. Antisthenes 445–365 BC
  18. Alcibiades c. 450 – 404 BC
  19. Isocrates 436–338 BC
  20. Phidias c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  21. Aristippus c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  22. Eudoxus of Cnidus c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  23. Mozi 470–391 BC
  24. Aspasia c. 470 – 400 BC
  25. Archytas c. 430 – c. 345 BC
  26. Artaxerxes III 425–338 BC
  27. Artaxerxes II c. 453 – 358 BC
  28. Darius II 475–404 BC
  29. Epaminondas c. 418 – 362 BC
  30. Philolaus c. 470 – c. 390 BC
  31. Praxiteles c. 395 – c. 330 BC
  32. Agesilaus II 444–360 BC
  33. Xenocrates 396–314 BC
  34. Shang Yang 390–338 BC
  35. Polykleitos c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  36. Lysippos c. 390 – c. 300 BC
  37. Critias 460–403 BC
  38. Lysias c. 445 – 380 BC
  39. Aeschines c. 390 – c. 322 BC
  40. Bacchylides c. 516 – c. 451 BC
  41. Antipater 397–319 BC
  42. Hippocrates of Chios c. 470 – 410 BC
  43. Dionysius I of Syracuse c. 431 – 367 BC
  44. Hippias 443–399 BC
  45. Epicharmus of Cos c. 531 – c. 440 BC
  46. Cimon 510–450 BC
  47. Callicrates c. 470 – 420 BC
  48. Mausolus c. 410 – 353 BC
  49. Ephorus c. 400 – c. 330 BC
  50. Marcus Furius Camillus 446–365 BC