Who Was Alive

Were Sophocles and Aristippus alive at the same time?

Yes. Sophocles and Aristippus were alive at the same time, from c. 435 BC to c. 406 BC.

Sophocles

Sophocles

Athenian playwright

Born c. 496 BC · died c. 406 BC

Aristippus

Aristippus

Greek philosopher

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

Sophocles 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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Where Sophocles and Aristippus were born

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