Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 499 BC?

20 of the people we track were surely alive in 499 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. Confucius50–55
  2. Aeschylus26–27
  3. Darius the Great51
  4. Parmenides11–16
  5. Pindar18–19
  6. Xenophanes71–72
  7. Xerxes I20
  8. Anacreon69–74
  9. Themistocles25
  10. Pāṇini19–24
  11. Simonides of Ceos57–58
  12. Theognis of Megara71
  13. Miltiades53–58
  14. Śāriputra69–70
  15. Bacchylides15–20
  16. Aristides39–44
  17. Bimbisara59
  18. Epicharmus of Cos22–43
  19. Cimon11–12
  20. Atossa51

Where the people alive in 499 BC were born

The 20 best known of those alive in 499 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 20 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list