Philosophers of the Ancient World

The atlas holds 26 people and 342 moments here, from 620 BC to 430. The most recorded lives are Thales of Miletus and Democritus.

Notable people

  1. Thales of Miletus

    in 547 BC

    1 moment here

    Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and engineer from Miletus. The surviving biographical record is sparse and much later than his lifetime;…

  2. Democritus

    in 460 BC

    1 moment here

    Greek atomist philosopher traditionally dated c. 460–c. 370 BC. Ancient biographical testimony is sparse, late, and sometimes contradictory; this…

Moments

  1. 483 BC Stayed in Cunda's grove at Pava The Buddha
  2. 480 BC Birth on Salamis Euripides
  3. 480 BC Victory paean after Salamis Sophocles
  4. 479 BC Buried beside the Sishui River Confucius
  5. 479 BC Dies in Lu Confucius
  6. 469 BC Born in the deme of Alopece Socrates
  7. 468 BC First Dionysia victory Sophocles
  8. 460 BC Birth at Abdera Democritus
  9. 455 BC First City Dionysia competition Euripides
  10. 440 BC Samian campaign Sophocles
  11. 432 BC Serves at Potidaea Socrates
  12. 428 BC Born in Athens Plato
  13. 424 BC Retreats from Delium Socrates
  14. 422 BC Fights at Amphipolis Socrates
  15. 420 BC Reception of Asclepius at his house Sophocles
  16. 409 BC Residence in Magnesia Euripides
  17. 408 BC Final competition in Athens Euripides
  18. 408 BC Journey to Archelaus's court Euripides
  19. 406 BC Death in Macedon Euripides
  20. 406 BC Mourning appearance at the City Dionysia proagon Sophocles
  21. 404 BC Summoned to the Tholos by the Thirty Socrates
  22. 399 BC Attends Socrates’ trial Plato
  23. 399 BC Appears at the Royal Stoa Socrates
  24. 399 BC Defends himself at trial Socrates
  25. 399 BC Spends his final day in the state prison Socrates
  26. 396 BC Studies with Euclid in Megara Plato
  27. 394 BC Returns to Athens Plato
  28. 394 BC Studies in the grove of Hecademus Plato
  29. 387 BC First visit to Syracuse Plato
  30. 387 BC Taken to Aegina and offered for sale Plato
  31. 387 BC Travels through southern Italy Plato
  32. 387 BC Visits the craters of Etna Plato
  33. 384 BC Born at Stagira Aristotle
  34. 383 BC Establishes the Academy Plato
  35. 367 BC Studies at Plato’s Academy Aristotle
  36. 366 BC Accompanies Chabrias up the Acropolis Plato
  37. 366 BC Confined in the Syracusan acropolis Plato
  38. 366 BC Returns to tutor Dionysius II Plato
  39. 365 BC Reunites with Dion at the Academy Plato
  40. 361 BC Begins third Syracuse mission Plato
  41. 360 BC Removed to soldiers’ quarters Plato
  42. 360 BC Returns permanently to Athens Plato
  43. 347 BC Moves to Assos Aristotle
  44. 347 BC Dies and is buried at the Academy Plato
  45. 345 BC Settles in Mytilene Aristotle
  46. 343 BC Teaches Alexander at Mieza Aristotle
  47. 343 BC Travels to the Macedonian court at Pella Aristotle
  48. 341 BC Birth on Samos Epicurus
  49. 335 BC Founds his school at the Lyceum Aristotle
  50. 323 BC Withdraws to Chalcis Aristotle

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