Who Was Alive

Were Themistocles and Socrates alive at the same time?

Yes. Themistocles and Socrates were alive at the same time, from c. 470 BC to 459 BC.

Themistocles

Themistocles

Athenian politician

Born 524 BC · died 459 BC

Socrates

Socrates

Athenian philosopher

Born c. 470 BC · died 399 BC

  1. Confucius, c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  2. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  3. Themistocles, 524–459 BC
  4. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  5. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  6. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  7. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  8. Aristophanes, c. 445 – 385 BC

Themistocles and Socrates 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 Themistocles and Socrates were born

Themistocles and Socrates 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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