Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 514 BC?

20 of the people we track were surely alive in 514 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. Confucius35–40
  2. Aeschylus11–12
  3. Darius the Great36
  4. Pindar3–4
  5. Xenophanes56–57
  6. Xerxes I5
  7. Anacreon54–59
  8. Themistocles10
  9. Pāṇini4–9
  10. Simonides of Ceos42–43
  11. Theognis of Megara56
  12. Sushruta86–87
  13. Miltiades38–43
  14. Śāriputra54–55
  15. Bacchylides0–5
  16. Aristides24–29
  17. Bimbisara44
  18. Epicharmus of Cos7–28
  19. Pherecydes of Syros64–69
  20. Atossa36

Where the people alive in 514 BC were born

The 20 best known of those alive in 514 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 20 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list