Who Was Alive

Were Protagoras and Herodotus alive at the same time?

Yes. Protagoras and Herodotus were alive at the same time, from c. 484 BC to c. 425 BC.

Protagoras

Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher

Born c. 490 BC · died c. 420 BC

Herodotus

Greek historian and geographer

Born c. 484 BC · died c. 425 BC

  1. Confucius
  2. Aeschylus
  3. Sophocles
  4. Protagoras
  5. Herodotus
  6. Socrates
  7. Hippocrates
  8. Aristophanes
Protagoras and Herodotus 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.