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Agis IV
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Agis IV

King of Sparta

Born 265 BC · died 241 BC, aged 23 or 24

Who was alive at the same time as Agis IV?

  1. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  2. Cleanthes, 331–232 BC
  3. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  4. Antiochus I Soter, c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  5. Aratus, c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  6. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  7. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  8. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  9. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  10. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  11. Ptolemy III Euergetes, 284–222 BC
  12. Han Fei, c. 280 – 233 BC
  13. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  14. Chrysippus, 281–208 BC
  15. Li Si, 280–208 BC
  16. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  17. Hamilcar Barca, 275–228 BC
  18. Agis IV, 265–241 BC
  19. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  20. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  21. Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC
  22. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  23. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  24. Ptolemy IV Philopator, 244–204 BC

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When Agis IV was born, Eratosthenes was 10 or 11, Chrysippus was 15 or 16, Antiochus II Theos was 20 or 21, Attalus I was 3 or 4 and Hasdrubal the Fair was 4 or 5.

When Agis IV died, Qin Shi Huang was 17 or 18, Eratosthenes was 34 or 35, Plautus was 8 or 9, Emperor Gaozu of Han was 14 or 15 and Chrysippus was 39 or 40.

Born during Agis IV’s lifetime: Qin Shi Huang, Hannibal, Plautus, Apollonius of Perga, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Ptolemy IV Philopator, Hasdrubal Barca and Seleucus III Ceraunus.

Not quite contemporaries: Epicurus died about 4 years before Agis IV was born, Cato the Elder was born about 4 years after Agis IV died, Pyrrhus of Epirus died about 6 years before Agis IV was born and Scipio Africanus was born about 3 years after Agis IV died.

Where Agis IV’s contemporaries were born

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Compare Agis IV

The 34 best-known contemporaries

34 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Agis IV. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 253 BC.

  1. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  2. Qin Shi Huang 259–210 BC
  3. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  4. Hannibal 247–183 BC
  5. Eratosthenes 276–194 BC
  6. Plautus 250–184 BC
  7. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  8. Apollonius of Perga c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  9. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  10. Han Fei c. 280 – 233 BC
  11. Emperor Gaozu of Han 256–195 BC
  12. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  13. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  14. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  15. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  16. Hamilcar Barca 275–228 BC
  17. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  18. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  19. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  20. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  21. Li Si 280–208 BC
  22. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  23. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  24. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 BC
  25. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  26. Seleucus II Callinicus 265–225 BC
  27. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  28. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  29. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  30. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  31. Berenice II c. 266 – 221 BC
  32. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  33. Seleucus III Ceraunus 243–223 BC
  34. Hasdrubal the Fair 270–221 BC