Who Was Alive

Were Sophocles and Herodotus alive at the same time?

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

Sophocles

Ancient Greek playwright

Born c. 496 BC · died c. 406 BC

Herodotus

Greek historian and geographer

Born c. 484 BC · died c. 425 BC

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