Pythagoras & Sophocles

Did Pythagoras and Sophocles live at the same time?

Yes. Pythagoras and Sophocles lived at the same time for about 1 year, from about 496 BCE to about 495 BCE.^[1][2][3][4]

Pythagoras · Sophocles · Born in 570 BCE · Born in 496 BCE

Pythagoras

c. 570 BCE–c. 495 BCE

Science & Invention

Pythagorean theorem, early mathematician

Sophocles

c. 496 BCE–c. 406 BCE

Literature

Greek tragedian of Oedipus Rex

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