Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 517 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 517 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. Confucius32–37
  2. Aeschylus8–9
  3. Darius the Great33
  4. Pindar0–1
  5. Xenophanes53–54
  6. Xerxes I2
  7. Anacreon51–56
  8. Themistocles7
  9. Pāṇini1–6
  10. Simonides of Ceos39–40
  11. Theognis of Megara53
  12. Sushruta83–84
  13. Miltiades35–40
  14. Śāriputra51–52
  15. Aristides21–26
  16. Bimbisara41
  17. Epicharmus of Cos4–25
  18. Pherecydes of Syros61–66
  19. Atossa33

Where the people alive in 517 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 517 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (16 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list