Who Was Alive

Were Socrates and Eudoxus of Cnidus alive at the same time?

Yes. Socrates and Eudoxus of Cnidus were alive at the same time, from c. 408 BC to 399 BC.

Socrates

Socrates

Athenian philosopher

Born c. 470 BC · died 399 BC

Eudoxus of Cnidus

Eudoxus of Cnidus

Greek astronomer and mathematician

Born c. 408 BC · died c. 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. Eudoxus of Cnidus, c. 408 – c. 355 BC
  8. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  9. Chanakya, 375–283 BC

Socrates and Eudoxus of Cnidus 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 Socrates and Eudoxus of Cnidus were born

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