Protagoras

c. 490–c. 420 BCE

Greek sophist who said that man is the measure of all things.

Known as

Philosopher

Category

Thinkers

Born

c. 490 BCE, Abdera

Died

c. 420 BCE, Ionian Sea

Alive at the same time as Protagoras

• Laozi c. 571–c. 471 BCE, philosopher
• Xenophanes c. 570–c. 478 BCE, philosopher
• Heraclitus c. 535–c. 475 BCE, philosopher
• Sophocles c. 497–c. 406 BCE, playwright
• Pericles c. 495–429 BCE, statesman
• Herodotus c. 484–c. 425 BCE, historian
• Euripides c. 480–c. 406 BCE, playwright
• Phidias c. 480–c. 430 BCE, sculptor
• Mozi c. 470–c. 391 BCE, philosopher
• Socrates c. 470–399 BCE, philosopher
• Aspasia c. 470–c. 400 BCE, political figure
• Democritus c. 460–c. 370 BCE, philosopher

Portrait: Salvator Rosa, Public domain.