Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 505 BC?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in 505 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. Confucius44–49
  2. Aeschylus20–21
  3. Darius the Great45
  4. Parmenides5–10
  5. Pindar12–13
  6. Xenophanes65–66
  7. Xerxes I14
  8. Anacreon63–68
  9. Themistocles19
  10. Pāṇini13–18
  11. Simonides of Ceos51–52
  12. Theognis of Megara65
  13. Sushruta95–96
  14. Miltiades47–52
  15. Śāriputra63–64
  16. Bacchylides9–14
  17. Aristides33–38
  18. Bimbisara53
  19. Epicharmus of Cos16–37
  20. Cimon5–6
  21. Pherecydes of Syros73–78
  22. Atossa45

Where the people alive in 505 BC were born

The 22 best known of those alive in 505 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list