Solon · Anaximenes of Miletus Were Solon and Anaximenes of Miletus alive at the same time? Yes. Solon and Anaximenes of Miletus were alive at the same time, from c. 585 BC to c. 560 BC. SolonAthenian legislatorBorn c. 630 BC · died c. 560 BCAnaximenes of MiletusGreek Ionian Pre-Socratic philosopherBorn c. 585 BC · died 530–522 BC Nebuchadnezzar IISolonAesopAnaximanderCyrus the GreatAnaximenes of MiletusXenophanesConfucius Solon and Anaximenes of Miletus in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.