Historical figures of Classical Greece
The atlas holds 15 people and 96 moments here, from 510 BC to 323 BC. The most recorded lives are Philip II of Macedon, Plato and Alexander the Great. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders.
Notable people
Aeschylus
from 490 BC to 456 BC
5 moments here
Ancient Greek tragedian and soldier, born at Eleusis in Attica and active in the Persian Wars.…
Alexander the Great
from 356 BC to 334 BC
12 moments here
Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BCE), known as Alexander the Great, became king of Macedon in 336 BCE and campaigned from the Balkans through the…
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…
Aristotle
from 384 BC to 323 BC
8 moments here
Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath whose surviving biography is reconstructed from sparse and sometimes conflicting ancient traditions.…
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…
Epicurus
from 341 BC to 323 BC
2 moments here
Ancient Greek philosopher and founder of Epicureanism. The securely documented outline of his movements runs from his birth and upbringing on Samos…
Euripides
from 480 BC to 406 BC
6 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…
Heraclitus
in 500 BC
2 moments here
Heraclitus was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher associated with Ephesus in Ionia, active around 500 BC.…
Herodotus
from 447 BC to 443 BC
2 moments here
Greek historian and geographer, conventionally dated c. 484–c. 425 BC. The surviving biographical evidence is unusually sparse and often late or…
Philip II of Macedon
from 382 BC to 336 BC
21 moments here
King of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. Philip transformed Macedon into the dominant power in Greece through military reform,…
Pindar
in 490 BC
1 moment here
Ancient Greek lyric poet from Boeotia, celebrated chiefly for victory odes composed for patrons across the Greek world.…
Plato
from 428 BC to 347 BC
18 moments here
Ancient Greek philosopher of Classical Athens, student of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle, and founder of the Academy.…
Pythagoras
from 510 BC to 490 BC
3 moments here
Ancient Greek philosopher and founder of the Pythagorean way of life. The surviving evidence for his biography is sparse and often contradictory;…
Socrates
from 469 BC to 399 BC
8 moments here
Classical Athenian philosopher known chiefly through Plato, Xenophon, Aristophanes, and later ancient testimony.…
Sophocles
from 480 BC to 406 BC
5 moments here
Ancient Athenian tragic playwright, probably born at Colonus in Attica and active chiefly in Athens.…
Moments
- 510 BC Departure from Croton amid anti-Pythagorean violence Pythagoras
- 510 BC Flight to Metapontum Pythagoras
- 500 BC Active philosopher of Ephesus Heraclitus
- 500 BC Deposited his book at the Artemision Heraclitus
- 490 BC Fought at Marathon Aeschylus
- 490 BC Pythian Games attendance Pindar
- 490 BC Death at Metapontum Pythagoras
- 480 BC Military service at Salamis Aeschylus
- 480 BC Birth on Salamis Euripides
- 480 BC Victory paean after Salamis Sophocles
- 479 BC Fought at Plataea Aeschylus
- 469 BC Born in the deme of Alopece Socrates
- 468 BC First Dionysia victory Sophocles
- 460 BC Birth at Abdera Democritus
- 458 BC Final Sicilian visit to Gela Aeschylus
- 456 BC Death at Gela Aeschylus
- 455 BC First City Dionysia competition Euripides
- 447 BC Migration to Athens Herodotus
- 446 BC Birth in Athens Aristophanes
- 443 BC Migration to Thurii Herodotus
- 440 BC Samian campaign Sophocles
- 432 BC Serves at Potidaea Socrates
- 428 BC Born in Athens Plato
- 424 BC Production of The Knights at the Lenaia Aristophanes
- 424 BC Retreats from Delium Socrates
- 422 BC Fights at Amphipolis Socrates
- 420 BC Reception of Asclepius at his house Sophocles
- 409 BC Residence in Magnesia Euripides
- 408 BC Final competition in Athens Euripides
- 408 BC Journey to Archelaus's court Euripides
- 406 BC Death in Macedon 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
- 396 BC Studies with Euclid in Megara Plato
- 394 BC Returns to Athens Plato
- 394 BC Studies in the grove of Hecademus Plato
- 387 BC First visit to Syracuse Plato
- 387 BC Taken to Aegina and offered for sale Plato
- 387 BC Travels through southern Italy Plato
- 387 BC Visits the craters of Etna Plato
- 384 BC Born at Stagira Aristotle
- 383 BC Establishes the Academy Plato
- 382 BC Birth at Pella Philip II of Macedon
- 367 BC Studies at Plato’s Academy Aristotle
- 366 BC Accompanies Chabrias up the Acropolis Plato
- 366 BC Confined in the Syracusan acropolis Plato