Athens in Classical Greece
The atlas holds 9 people and 28 moments here, from 480 BC to 323 BC. The most recorded lives are Plato, Socrates and Sophocles.
Notable people
Plato
from 428 BC to 347 BC
9 moments here
Ancient Greek philosopher of Classical Athens, student of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle, and founder of the Academy.…
Socrates
from 469 BC to 399 BC
5 moments here
Classical Athenian philosopher known chiefly through Plato, Xenophon, Aristophanes, and later ancient testimony.…
Sophocles
from 480 BC to 406 BC
4 moments here
Ancient Athenian tragic playwright, probably born at Colonus in Attica and active chiefly in Athens.…
Euripides
from 480 BC to 408 BC
3 moments here
Euripides was an Athenian tragic playwright traditionally born on Salamis around 480 BC and conventionally said to have died in Macedon around 406…
Aristotle
from 367 BC to 335 BC
2 moments here
Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath whose surviving biography is reconstructed from sparse and sometimes conflicting ancient traditions.…
Aristophanes
from 446 BC to 424 BC
2 moments here
Athenian comic playwright of Old Comedy. The surviving biographical record is unusually sparse: reliable evidence securely places him in Athens at…
Herodotus
in 447 BC
1 moment here
Greek historian and geographer, conventionally dated c. 484–c. 425 BC. The surviving biographical evidence is unusually sparse and often late or…
Aeschylus
in 480 BC
1 moment here
Ancient Greek tragedian and soldier, born at Eleusis in Attica and active in the Persian Wars.…
Epicurus
in 323 BC
1 moment here
Ancient Greek philosopher and founder of Epicureanism. The securely documented outline of his movements runs from his birth and upbringing on Samos…
Moments
- 480 BC Military service at Salamis Aeschylus
- 480 BC Birth on Salamis Euripides
- 480 BC Victory paean after Salamis Sophocles
- 469 BC Born in the deme of Alopece Socrates
- 468 BC First Dionysia victory Sophocles
- 455 BC First City Dionysia competition Euripides
- 447 BC Migration to Athens Herodotus
- 446 BC Birth in Athens Aristophanes
- 428 BC Born in Athens Plato
- 424 BC Production of The Knights at the Lenaia Aristophanes
- 420 BC Reception of Asclepius at his house Sophocles
- 408 BC Final competition in Athens Euripides
- 406 BC Mourning appearance at the City Dionysia proagon Sophocles
- 404 BC Summoned to the Tholos by the Thirty Socrates
- 399 BC Attends Socrates’ trial Plato
- 399 BC Appears at the Royal Stoa Socrates
- 399 BC Defends himself at trial Socrates
- 399 BC Spends his final day in the state prison Socrates
- 394 BC Returns to Athens Plato
- 394 BC Studies in the grove of Hecademus Plato
- 383 BC Establishes the Academy Plato
- 367 BC Studies at Plato’s Academy Aristotle
- 366 BC Accompanies Chabrias up the Acropolis Plato
- 365 BC Reunites with Dion at the Academy Plato
- 360 BC Returns permanently to Athens Plato
- 347 BC Dies and is buried at the Academy Plato
- 335 BC Founds his school at the Lyceum Aristotle
- 323 BC Athenian military service Epicurus