Who Was Alive

Were Socrates and Aristippus alive at the same time?

Yes. Socrates and Aristippus were alive at the same time, from c. 435 BC to 399 BC.

Socrates

Socrates

Athenian philosopher

Born c. 470 BC · died 399 BC

Aristippus

Aristippus

Greek philosopher

Born c. 435 BC · died 366–355 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. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  8. Aristotle, 384–322 BC

Socrates and Aristippus 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 Aristippus were born

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