Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 498 BC?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in 498 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. Confucius51–56
  2. Aeschylus27–28
  3. Darius the Great52
  4. Parmenides12–17
  5. Anaxagoras0–5
  6. Pindar19–20
  7. Xenophanes72–73
  8. Xerxes I21
  9. Anacreon70–75
  10. Themistocles26
  11. Pāṇini20–25
  12. Phidias0–5
  13. Simonides of Ceos58–59
  14. Theognis of Megara72
  15. Miltiades54–59
  16. Śāriputra70–71
  17. Bacchylides16–21
  18. Aristides40–45
  19. Bimbisara60
  20. Epicharmus of Cos23–44
  21. Cimon12–13
  22. Atossa52

Where the people alive in 498 BC were born

The 22 best known of those alive in 498 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list