Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 506 BC?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in 506 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. Confucius43–48
  2. Aeschylus19–20
  3. Darius the Great44
  4. Parmenides4–9
  5. Pindar11–12
  6. Xenophanes64–65
  7. Xerxes I13
  8. Anacreon62–67
  9. Themistocles18
  10. Pāṇini12–17
  11. Simonides of Ceos50–51
  12. Theognis of Megara64
  13. Sushruta94–95
  14. Miltiades46–51
  15. Śāriputra62–63
  16. Bacchylides8–13
  17. Aristides32–37
  18. Bimbisara52
  19. Epicharmus of Cos15–36
  20. Cimon4–5
  21. Pherecydes of Syros72–77
  22. Atossa44

Where the people alive in 506 BC were born

The 22 best known of those alive in 506 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list