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Confucius

552 BC – 479 BC

Philosopher, Teacher, Writer

Confucius (c. 551 – c. 479 BCE), born Kong Qiu, was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese…

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Mardonius

6th century BC – 479 BC

Military officer

Mardonius (Old Persian: 𐎶𐎼𐎯𐎢𐎴𐎡𐎹 Mr̥duniyaʰ; Ancient Greek: Μαρδόνιος Mardónios; died 27/28 August 479 BC) was a Persian military commander during the Gre…

Leonidas I

— – 480 BC

Ruler

Leonidas I (; Ancient Greek: Λεωνίδας, Leōnídas; born c. 540 BC; died 11 August 480 BC) was Greek king of the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta. He was the son…

Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī

600 BC – 480 BC

Buddhist nun, Philosopher

Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī (Sanskrit: महाप्रजापती गौतमी; Pali: Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī) or simply Prajāpatī was the foster-mother, step-mother and maternal aunt (mother'…

The Buddha

563 BC – 483 BC

Buddhist monk, Philosopher, Founder of religion, Religious leader, Writer, Social reformer

Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha (lit. 'the awakened one'), was a wandering religious teacher who lived in the eastern Indo-Gangetic…

Śāriputra

568 BC – 484 BC

Philosopher, Monk

Śāriputra (Sanskrit: शारिपुत्र; Tibetan: ཤཱ་རིའི་བུ་, Pali: Sāriputta, lit. "the son of Śāri", born Upatiṣya, Pali: Upatissa) was one of the top disciples of th…

Anacreon

570 BC – 485 BC

Poet, Writer, Epigrammatist, Hofmeister

Anacreon (c. 573 – c. 495 BC) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and erotic poems. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list…

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Theognis of Megara

570 BC – 485 BC

Poet, Epigrammatist, Elegist, Writer

Theognis of Megara (Ancient Greek: Θέογνις ὁ Μεγαρεύς, Théognis ho Megareús) was a Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century BC. The work attri…

Darius the Great

550 BC – 486 BC

Statesperson, Military leader, Monarch

Darius I (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; c. 550 – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire,…

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Cleomenes I

6th century BC – 489 BC

Ruler

Cleomenes I (; Greek Κλεομένης; died c. 490 BC) was Agiad King of Sparta from c. 524 to c. 490 BC. One of the most important Spartan kings, Cleomenes was instru…

Miltiades

550 BC – 489 BC

Politician, Military leader

Miltiades (; Ancient Greek: Μιλτιάδης Κίμωνος; c. 550 – 489 BC), also known as Miltiades the Younger, was an Athenian general and statesman known mostly for his…

Pheidippides

6th century BC – 490 BC

Military personnel, Courier

Pheidippides (; fy-DIP-ə-deez; Ancient Greek: Φειδιππίδης, Ancient Greek pronunciation: [pʰeː.dip.pí.dɛːs], Modern Greek: [fi.ðiˈpi.ðis] lit. 'Son of Pheídippos…

Datis

6th century BC – 490 BC

Naval officer

Datis or Datus (Greek: Δάτης, Old Iranian: *Dātiya-, Achaemenid Elamite: Da-ti-ya) was a Median noble and admiral who served the Persian Empire during the reign…

Devadatta

6th century BC – 490 BC

Buddhist monk

Devadatta was, by tradition, a Buddhist monk, cousin and brother-in-law of Gautama Siddhārtha. The accounts of his life vary greatly, but he is generally seen a…

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Hippias

6th century BC – 490 BC

Politician

Hippias (Ancient Greek: Ἱππίας, romanized: Hippías; c. 570 BC – 490 BC) was the last tyrant of Athens, ruling from 527 to 510 BC. He was one of the Peisistratid…

Bimbisara

558 BC – 491 BC

Ruler

Bimbisāra (in Buddhist tradition) or Shrenika (Śreṇika) and Seniya (Seṇiya) in the Jain histories (c. 558 – c. 491 BCE or c. 472 – c. 405 BCE) was the King of…

Cleisthenes

565 BC – 492 BC

Politician

Cleisthenes ( KLYS-thin-eez; Greek: Κλεισθένης), or Clisthenes (c. 570 – c. 508 BC), was an ancient Athenian lawgiver credited with reforming the constitution o…

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Hystaspes

570 BC – 495 BC

Governor

Hystaspes (Old Persian: 𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱 Vištāspa; Ancient Greek: Ὑστάσπης Hustáspēs) or Guštāsp (Persian: گشتاسپ Guštāsp) (fl. 550 BC), was a Persian satrap of Bac…

Lucius Tarquinius Superbus

6th century BC – 495 BC

Monarch

Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (died 495 BC) was the legendary seventh and final king of Rome, reigning 25 years until the popular uprising that led to the establis…

Sun Tzu

544 BC – 496 BC

Writer, Philosopher, Military personnel

Sun Tzu (; traditional Chinese: 孫子; simplified Chinese: 孙子; pinyin: Sūnzǐ) was a Chinese military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer who lived during…