Who Was Alive

Theognis of Megara

Greek poet

Born 570 BC · died 485 BC, aged 84 or 85
Also known as Theognis

Who was alive at the same time as Theognis of Megara?

  1. Nebuchadnezzar II, c. 642 – c. 561 BC
  2. Solon, c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  3. Aesop, c. 620 – c. 564 BC
  4. Anaximander, c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  5. Cyrus the Great, c. 600 – 530 BC
  6. Anaximenes of Miletus, c. 585 – c. 527 BC
  7. Anacreon, c. 570 – c. 485 BC
  8. Xenophanes, 570 – c. 478 BC
  9. Theognis of Megara, 570–485 BC
  10. Confucius, c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  11. Darius the Great, 550–486 BC
  12. Aeschylus, 525–456 BC
  13. Themistocles, 524–459 BC
  14. Pāṇini, c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  15. Xerxes I, 519–465 BC
  16. Pindar, 517–437 BC
  17. Parmenides, c. 512 – c. 470 BC
  18. Anaxagoras, c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  19. Phidias, c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  20. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  21. Empedocles, c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  22. Pericles, 494–429 BC
  23. Protagoras, c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  24. Zeno of Elea, c. 490 – c. 425 BC

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When Theognis of Megara was born, Stesichorus was 59 or 60 and Polycrates was 3 or 4.

When Theognis of Megara died, Pericles was 8 or 9, Xerxes I was 33 or 34, Themistocles was 38 or 39 and Atossa was 64 or 65.

Born during Theognis of Megara’s lifetime: Confucius, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Pericles, Darius the Great, Parmenides, Anaxagoras and Protagoras.

Not quite contemporaries: Socrates was born about 12 years after Theognis of Megara died, Mozi was born about 15 years after Theognis of Megara died, Aspasia was born about 12 years after Theognis of Megara died and Darius II was born about 10 years after Theognis of Megara died.

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Where Theognis of Megara’s contemporaries were born

Theognis of Megara is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (40 of 44 placed); tap one to open that person.
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The 43 best-known contemporaries

43 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Theognis of Megara. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 527 BC.

  1. Confucius c. 551 – c. 479 BC
  2. Sophocles c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  3. Aesop c. 620 – c. 564 BC
  4. Aeschylus 525–456 BC
  5. Cyrus the Great c. 600 – 530 BC
  6. Pericles 494–429 BC
  7. Solon c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  8. Anaximander c. 610 – c. 546 BC
  9. Darius the Great 550–486 BC
  10. Parmenides c. 512 – c. 470 BC
  11. Anaxagoras c. 500 – c. 428 BC
  12. Protagoras c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  13. Empedocles c. 494 – c. 434 BC
  14. Pindar 517–437 BC
  15. Xenophanes 570 – c. 478 BC
  16. Zeno of Elea c. 490 – c. 425 BC
  17. Nebuchadnezzar II c. 642 – c. 561 BC
  18. Xerxes I 519–465 BC
  19. Anaximenes of Miletus c. 585 – c. 527 BC
  20. Anacreon c. 570 – c. 485 BC
  21. Themistocles 524–459 BC
  22. Pāṇini c. 520 – c. 460 BC
  23. Phidias c. 500 – c. 430 BC
  24. Cambyses II 559–522 BC
  25. Simonides of Ceos 556 – c. 468 BC
  26. Bias of Priene c. 600 – c. 530 BC
  27. Chilon of Sparta c. 600 – c. 520 BC
  28. Cambyses I c. 600 – 559 BC
  29. Sushruta 600–500 BC
  30. Miltiades c. 554 – 489 BC
  31. Polykleitos c. 490 – c. 420 BC
  32. Nabonidus c. 615 – 538 BC
  33. Cleobulus c. 630 – c. 560 BC
  34. Śāriputra 568–484 BC
  35. Bacchylides c. 516 – c. 451 BC
  36. Aristides c. 540 – 467 BC
  37. Bimbisara 558–491 BC
  38. Stesichorus 630–555 BC
  39. Polycrates 574–522 BC
  40. Epicharmus of Cos c. 531 – c. 440 BC
  41. Cimon 510–450 BC
  42. Pherecydes of Syros c. 580 – c. 499 BC
  43. Atossa 550–475 BC