Who Was Alive

Were Sophocles and Alcibiades alive at the same time?

Yes. Sophocles and Alcibiades were alive at the same time, from c. 450 BC to c. 406 BC.

Sophocles

Sophocles

Athenian playwright

Born c. 496 BC · died c. 406 BC

Alcibiades

Alcibiades

Athenian soldier

Born c. 450 BC · died 404 BC

  1. Confucius, c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  2. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  3. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  4. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  5. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  6. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  7. Alcibiades, c. 450 – 404 BC
  8. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC

Sophocles and Alcibiades 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 Sophocles and Alcibiades were born

Sophocles and Alcibiades 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.
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