Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 504 BC?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in 504 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. Confucius45–50
  2. Aeschylus21–22
  3. Darius the Great46
  4. Parmenides6–11
  5. Pindar13–14
  6. Xenophanes66–67
  7. Xerxes I15
  8. Anacreon64–69
  9. Themistocles20
  10. Pāṇini14–19
  11. Simonides of Ceos52–53
  12. Theognis of Megara66
  13. Sushruta96–97
  14. Miltiades48–53
  15. Śāriputra64–65
  16. Bacchylides10–15
  17. Aristides34–39
  18. Bimbisara54
  19. Epicharmus of Cos17–38
  20. Cimon6–7
  21. Pherecydes of Syros74–79
  22. Atossa46

Where the people alive in 504 BC were born

The 22 best known of those alive in 504 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list