Plato & Sophocles

Did Plato and Sophocles live at the same time?

Yes. Plato and Sophocles lived at the same time for about 22 years, from about 428 BCE to about 406 BCE.^[1][2][3][4]

Plato · Sophocles · Born in 428 BCE · Born in 496 BCE

Plato

c. 428 BCE–c. 348 BCE

Philosophy & Thought

Founder of the Academy in Athens

Sophocles

c. 496 BCE–c. 406 BCE

Literature

Greek tragedian of Oedipus Rex

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