Who Was Alive

Were Solon and Anaximander alive at the same time?

Yes. Solon and Anaximander were alive at the same time, from c. 610 BC to c. 560 BC.

Solon

Athenian legislator

Born c. 630 BC · died c. 560 BC

Anaximander

Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher

Born c. 610 BC · died c. 546 BC

  1. Nebuchadnezzar II
  2. Solon
  3. Aesop
  4. Anaximander
  5. Cyrus the Great
  6. Xenophanes
  7. Confucius
  8. Darius I
Solon and Anaximander 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.