Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 508 BC?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in 508 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. Confucius41–46
  2. Aeschylus17–18
  3. Darius the Great42
  4. Parmenides2–7
  5. Pindar9–10
  6. Xenophanes62–63
  7. Xerxes I11
  8. Anacreon60–65
  9. Themistocles16
  10. Pāṇini10–15
  11. Simonides of Ceos48–49
  12. Theognis of Megara62
  13. Sushruta92–93
  14. Miltiades44–49
  15. Śāriputra60–61
  16. Bacchylides6–11
  17. Aristides30–35
  18. Bimbisara50
  19. Epicharmus of Cos13–34
  20. Cimon2–3
  21. Pherecydes of Syros70–75
  22. Atossa42

Where the people alive in 508 BC were born

The 22 best known of those alive in 508 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list