Who Was Alive

Were Sophocles and Mozi alive at the same time?

Yes. Sophocles and Mozi were alive at the same time, from 470 BC to c. 406 BC.

Sophocles

Sophocles

Athenian playwright

Born c. 496 BC · died c. 406 BC

Mozi

Mozi

Philosopher

Born 470 BC · died 391 BC, aged 78 or 79

  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. Mozi, 470–391 BC
  7. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC

Sophocles and Mozi 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 Sophocles and Mozi were born

Sophocles and Mozi are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (6 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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