Pindar · Socrates Were Pindar and Socrates alive at the same time? Yes. Pindar and Socrates were alive at the same time, from c. 470 BC to 437 BC. Pindar5th-century BC Greek lyric poetBorn 517 BC · died 437 BCSocrates5th-century BCE Greek philosopherBorn c. 470 BC · died 399 BC ConfuciusAeschylusPindarSophoclesHerodotusSocratesHippocratesAristophanes Pindar and Socrates 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.