Aesop & Lao Tzu

Did Aesop and Lao Tzu live at the same time?

Yes. Aesop and Lao Tzu lived at the same time for about 7 years, from about 571 BCE to about 564 BCE.^[1][2][3][4]

Aesop · Lao Tzu · Born in 620 BCE · Born in 571 BCE

Aesop

c. 620 BCE–c. 564 BCE

Literature

Ancient Greek storyteller credited with Aesop's Fables

Lao Tzu

c. 571 BCE–c. 471 BCE

Philosophy & Thought

Founder of Taoism, author of Tao Te Ching

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