Lao Tzu & Sappho

Did Lao Tzu and Sappho live at the same time?

Yes. Lao Tzu and Sappho lived at the same time for about 1 year, from about 571 BCE to about 570 BCE.^[1][2][3][4]

Lao Tzu · Sappho · Born in 571 BCE · Born in 630 BCE

Lao Tzu

c. 571 BCE–c. 471 BCE

Philosophy & Thought

Founder of Taoism, author of Tao Te Ching

Sappho

c. 630 BCE–c. 570 BCE

Literature

Greatest lyric poet of ancient Greece

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