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Antiochus II Theos
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Antiochus II Theos

Sovereign

Born 286 BC · died 247–246 BC

Who was alive at the same time as Antiochus II Theos?

  1. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  2. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  3. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  4. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  5. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  6. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  7. Bindusara, 320–273 BC
  8. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  9. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  10. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  11. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  12. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  13. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  14. Antiochus II Theos, 286 – c. 247 BC
  15. Ptolemy III Euergetes, 284–222 BC
  16. Han Fei, c. 280 – 233 BC
  17. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  18. Chrysippus, 281–208 BC
  19. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  20. Hamilcar Barca, 275–228 BC
  21. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  22. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  23. Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC
  24. Plautus, 250–184 BC

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Born during Antiochus II Theos’s lifetime: Qin Shi Huang, Eratosthenes, Plautus, Apollonius of Perga, Han Fei, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Livius Andronicus and Hamilcar Barca.

Not quite contemporaries: Cato the Elder was born about 9 years after Antiochus II Theos died, Theophrastus died months before Antiochus II Theos was born, Chandragupta Maurya died about 10 years before Antiochus II Theos was born and Scipio Africanus was born about 8 years after Antiochus II Theos died.

Where Antiochus II Theos’s contemporaries were born

Antiochus II Theos is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (38 of 42 placed); tap one to open that person.
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Compare Antiochus II Theos

The 41 best-known contemporaries

41 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Antiochus II Theos. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 267 BC.

  1. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  2. Qin Shi Huang 259–210 BC
  3. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  4. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  5. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  6. Eratosthenes 276–194 BC
  7. Plautus 250–184 BC
  8. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  9. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  10. Apollonius of Perga c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  11. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  12. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  13. Han Fei c. 280 – 233 BC
  14. Emperor Gaozu of Han 256–195 BC
  15. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  16. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  17. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  18. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  19. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  20. Hamilcar Barca 275–228 BC
  21. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  22. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  23. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  24. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  25. Li Si 280–208 BC
  26. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  27. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  28. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  29. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  30. Demetrius of Phalerum 350–283 BC
  31. Seleucus II Callinicus 265–225 BC
  32. Demetrius I Poliorcetes c. 337 – 283 BC
  33. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  34. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  35. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  36. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  37. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  38. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  39. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  40. Berenice II c. 266 – 221 BC
  41. Hasdrubal the Fair 270–221 BC