Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 515 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 515 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. Confucius34–39
  2. Aeschylus10–11
  3. Darius the Great35
  4. Pindar2–3
  5. Xenophanes55–56
  6. Xerxes I4
  7. Anacreon53–58
  8. Themistocles9
  9. Pāṇini3–8
  10. Simonides of Ceos41–42
  11. Theognis of Megara55
  12. Sushruta85–86
  13. Miltiades37–42
  14. Śāriputra53–54
  15. Aristides23–28
  16. Bimbisara43
  17. Epicharmus of Cos6–27
  18. Pherecydes of Syros63–68
  19. Atossa35

Where the people alive in 515 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 515 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (16 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list