Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Empedocles Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Lived c. 490 BC – c 430 BC. Empedocles lived 2500 years ago, soon after the dawn of scientific thought in Ancient Greece. Beginnings The Science of Empedocles The Elements Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! In one sense, it is admirable that Empedocles tried to simplify our complex world into basic elements. https://www.famousscientists.org/empedocles/#