Who Was Alive

Were Socrates and Antisthenes alive at the same time?

Yes. Socrates and Antisthenes were alive at the same time for 45 or 46 years, from 445 BC to 399 BC.

Antisthenes was 45 or 46 when Socrates died.

Socrates

Socrates

Athenian philosopher

Born c. 470 BC · died 399 BC

Antisthenes

Antisthenes

Athenian philosopher

Born 445 BC · died 365 BC

  1. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  2. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  3. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  4. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  5. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  6. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC
  7. Antisthenes, 445–365 BC
  8. Aristotle, 384–322 BC

Socrates and Antisthenes 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 Socrates and Antisthenes were born

Socrates and Antisthenes 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