Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 497 BC?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in 497 BC. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.

  1. Confucius52–57
  2. Aeschylus28–29
  3. Darius the Great53
  4. Parmenides13–18
  5. Anaxagoras1–6
  6. Pindar20–21
  7. Xenophanes73–74
  8. Xerxes I22
  9. Anacreon71–76
  10. Themistocles27
  11. Pāṇini21–26
  12. Phidias1–6
  13. Simonides of Ceos59–60
  14. Theognis of Megara73
  15. Miltiades55–60
  16. Śāriputra71–72
  17. Bacchylides17–22
  18. Aristides41–46
  19. Bimbisara61
  20. Epicharmus of Cos24–45
  21. Cimon13–14
  22. Atossa53

Where the people alive in 497 BC were born

The 22 best known of those alive in 497 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list