Who Was Alive

Were Themistocles and Sophocles alive at the same time?

Yes. Themistocles and Sophocles were alive at the same time, from c. 496 BC to 459 BC.

Themistocles

Themistocles

Athenian politician

Born 524 BC · died 459 BC

Sophocles

Sophocles

Athenian playwright

Born c. 496 BC · died c. 406 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

Themistocles and Sophocles 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 Sophocles were born

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