Cyrus the Great · Anaximenes of Miletus Were Cyrus the Great and Anaximenes of Miletus alive at the same time? Yes. Cyrus the Great and Anaximenes of Miletus were alive at the same time, from c. 585 BC to 530 BC. Cyrus the GreatFounder of the Achaemenid EmpireBorn c. 600 BC · died 530 BCAnaximenes of MiletusGreek Ionian Pre-Socratic philosopherBorn c. 585 BC · died 530–522 BC SolonAesopAnaximanderCyrus the GreatAnaximenes of MiletusConfuciusDarius I Cyrus the Great and Anaximenes of Miletus in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.