Socrates & Sophocles

Did Socrates and Sophocles live at the same time?

Yes. Socrates and Sophocles lived at the same time for about 64 years, from about 470 BCE to about 406 BCE.^[1][2][3][4]

Socrates · Sophocles · Born in 470 BCE · Born in 496 BCE

Socrates

c. 470 BCE–399 BCE

Philosophy & Thought

Founder of Western moral philosophy

Sophocles

c. 496 BCE–c. 406 BCE

Literature

Greek tragedian of Oedipus Rex

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