Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 569 BC?

17 of the people we track were surely alive in 569 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. Aesop49–54
  2. Cyrus the Great29–34
  3. Solon59–64
  4. Anaximander39–44
  5. Xenophanes1–2
  6. Nebuchadnezzar II71–76
  7. Anaximenes of Miletus13–19
  8. Theognis of Megara1
  9. Bias of Priene29–34
  10. Chilon of Sparta29–34
  11. Cambyses I28–34
  12. Sushruta31–32
  13. Nabonidus44–49
  14. Cleobulus59–64
  15. Stesichorus61
  16. Polycrates5
  17. Pherecydes of Syros9–14

Where the people alive in 569 BC were born

The 17 best known of those alive in 569 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (16 of 17 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list