Aspasia
fl. 450 BCE
Greek

Pericles's lover. She was an early exemplar of female independence and outspokenness.

Contemporaries
570–480 BCEXenophanes
435–354 BCEXenophon
460–400 BCEThucydides
469–399 BCESocrates
556–468 BCESimonides of Ceos
490–421 BCEProtagoras
428–347 BCEPlato
495–429 BCEPericles
515–445 BCEParmenides
?–480 BCELeonidas
fl. c. 450–? BCELeucippus
436–338 BCEIsocrates
fl. 450 BCEHippias of Elis
460–377 BCEHippocrates
485–425 BCEHerodotos
?–460 BCEHeraclitus
480–406 BCEEuripides
460–370 BCEDemocritus
448–388 BCEAristophanes
445–365 BCEAntisthenes
500–428 BCEAnaxagoras
570–475 BCEAnacreon
525–456 BCEAeschylus