Iron Age
c. 1200–c. 550 BCE
The age when iron replaced bronze for tools and weapons. Its dates differ widely by region, and these follow the Near East.
- Type
- Era
- Date
- c. 1200–c. 550 BCE
- Place
- Near East and Europe
Who was alive during Iron Age
- David c. 1040–c. 970 BCE, king and prophet
- Solomon c. 990–c. 931 BCE, king
- Isaiah c. 765–c. 700 BCE, prophet
- Hesiod c. 750–c. 650 BCE, poet
- Homer c. 750–c. 700 BCE, poet
- Jeremiah c. 650–c. 570 BCE, prophet
- Nebuchadnezzar II c. 642–562 BCE, king
- Sappho c. 630–c. 570 BCE, poet
- Zoroaster (By Zoroastrian tradition) c. 628–c. 551 BCE, prophet
- Thales of Miletus c. 624–c. 546 BCE, philosopher
- Aesop c. 620–c. 564 BCE, fabulist
- Cyrus the Great c. 600–530 BCE, king
- Mahavira 599–527 BCE, spiritual leader
- Laozi c. 571–c. 471 BCE, philosopher
- Pythagoras c. 570–c. 495 BCE, philosopher
- Gautama Buddha c. 563–c. 483 BCE, spiritual leader
- Milo of Croton Born c. 555 BCE, wrestler
- Confucius 551–479 BCE, philosopher
- Darius the Great 550–486 BCE, king