Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 520 BC?

16 of the people we track were surely alive in 520 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. Confucius29–34
  2. Aeschylus5–6
  3. Darius the Great30
  4. Xenophanes50–51
  5. Anacreon48–53
  6. Themistocles4
  7. Simonides of Ceos36–37
  8. Theognis of Megara50
  9. Sushruta80–81
  10. Miltiades32–37
  11. Śāriputra48–49
  12. Aristides18–23
  13. Bimbisara38
  14. Epicharmus of Cos1–22
  15. Pherecydes of Syros58–63
  16. Atossa30

Where the people alive in 520 BC were born

The 16 best known of those alive in 520 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (14 of 16 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list