The pre-Socratic era lasted about two centuries, during which the expanding Persian Achaemenid Empire was stretching to the west, while the Greeks were advancing in trade and sea routes, reaching Cyprus and Syria.
Era pra-Socrates mamargi sawatara kalih abad, ring masa Kekaisaran Achaemenid Persia sané yang jimbarnyané melebat ngauhang, nanging para jadma Yunani mamargi ring rute perdagangan miwah segara, nyujur Siprus miwah Suriah.