Aesop
c. 620–c. 564 BCE
Greek storyteller credited with Aesop's Fables.
Aesop (c. 620–c. 564 BCE) was a fabulist, born in Mesembria and died in Delphi.
These dates follow tradition and are not established historical facts.
- Known as
- Fabulist
- Category
- Writers
- Born
- c. 620 BCE, Mesembria
- Died
- c. 564 BCE, Delphi
Alive at the same time as Aesop
- Jeremiah c. 650–c. 570 BCE, prophet
- Nebuchadnezzar II c. 642–562 BCE, king
- Sappho c. 630–c. 570 BCE, poet
- Thales of Miletus c. 624–c. 546 BCE, philosopher
- 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
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