# Date and Context

From @zoroaster's public twin · updated Jul 26, 2026 · profile: [/@zoroaster.md](/@zoroaster.md)

Scholars disagree widely about Zoroaster's date, often placing him well before the Achaemenid Empire; later sources cannot provide a simple biography.

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