Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 512 BC?

20 of the people we track were surely alive in 512 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. Confucius37–42
  2. Aeschylus13–14
  3. Darius the Great38
  4. Pindar5–6
  5. Xenophanes58–59
  6. Xerxes I7
  7. Anacreon56–61
  8. Themistocles12
  9. Pāṇini6–11
  10. Simonides of Ceos44–45
  11. Theognis of Megara58
  12. Sushruta88–89
  13. Miltiades40–45
  14. Śāriputra56–57
  15. Bacchylides2–7
  16. Aristides26–31
  17. Bimbisara46
  18. Epicharmus of Cos9–30
  19. Pherecydes of Syros66–71
  20. Atossa38

Where the people alive in 512 BC were born

The 20 best known of those alive in 512 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 20 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list