Heraclitus
c. 535–c. 475 BCE
Greek philosopher known for the idea that everything is in flux.
Heraclitus (c. 535–c. 475 BCE) was a philosopher, born and died in Ephesus.
- Known as
- Philosopher
- Category
- Thinkers
- Born
- c. 535 BCE, Ephesus
- Died
- c. 475 BCE, Ephesus
Alive at the same time as Heraclitus
- Laozi c. 571–c. 471 BCE, philosopher
- Pythagoras c. 570–c. 495 BCE, philosopher
- Gautama Buddha c. 563–c. 483 BCE, spiritual leader
- Confucius 551–479 BCE, philosopher
- Darius the Great 550–486 BCE, king
- Sun Tzu c. 544–c. 496 BCE, military strategist
- Leonidas I c. 540–480 BCE, king
- Aeschylus c. 525–c. 456 BCE, playwright
- Xerxes I c. 518–465 BCE, king
- Parmenides Born c. 515 BCE, philosopher
- Sophocles c. 497–c. 406 BCE, playwright
- Pericles c. 495–429 BCE, statesman
Portrait: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0.
