Solon · Aesop Were Solon and Aesop alive at the same time? Yes. Solon and Aesop were alive at the same time, from c. 620 BC to c. 564 BC. SolonAthenian legislatorBorn c. 630 BC · died c. 560 BCAesopAncient Greek storytellerBorn c. 620 BC · died c. 564 BC Nebuchadnezzar IISolonAesopAnaximanderCyrus the GreatXenophanes Solon and Aesop 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.