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Antiochus IV Epiphanes
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Antiochus IV Epiphanes

Aristocrat

Born c. 215 BC · died 164 BC
Also known as Antiochus IV

Who was alive at the same time as Antiochus IV Epiphanes?

  1. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  2. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  3. Chrysippus, 281–208 BC
  4. Li Si, 280–208 BC
  5. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  6. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  7. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  8. Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC
  9. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  10. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  11. Antiochus III the Great, c. 242 – 187 BC
  12. Ptolemy IV Philopator, 244–204 BC
  13. Ennius, 239–169 BC
  14. Scipio Africanus, c. 235 – 183 BC
  15. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  16. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, c. 215 – 164 BC
  17. Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 210–180 BC
  18. Polybius, c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  19. Mithridates I of Parthia, 195–132 BC
  20. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  21. Terence, c. 188 – 159 BC
  22. Scipio Aemilianus, c. 185 – 129 BC
  23. Ptolemy VI Philometor, c. 185 – 145 BC
  24. Apollodorus of Athens, c. 180 – c. 115 BC

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When Antiochus IV Epiphanes died, Zhang Qian was 35 or 36, Demetrius I Soter was 22 or 23 and Dionysius Thrax was 5 or 6.

Born during Antiochus IV Epiphanes’s lifetime: Terence, Polybius, Hipparchus, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Apollodorus of Athens, Scipio Aemilianus, Ptolemy VI Philometor and Mithridates I of Parthia.

Not quite contemporaries: Ashoka died about 14 years before Antiochus IV Epiphanes was born, Aristarchus of Samos died about 10 years before Antiochus IV Epiphanes was born, Gaius Marius was born about 3 years after Antiochus IV Epiphanes died and Emperor Wu of Han was born about 8 years after Antiochus IV Epiphanes died.

Where Antiochus IV Epiphanes’s contemporaries were born

Antiochus IV Epiphanes is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (29 of 42 placed); tap one to open that person.
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The 41 best-known contemporaries

41 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Antiochus IV Epiphanes. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 189 BC.

  1. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  2. Qin Shi Huang 259–210 BC
  3. Hannibal 247–183 BC
  4. Eratosthenes 276–194 BC
  5. Plautus 250–184 BC
  6. Cato the Elder c. 234 – 149 BC
  7. Terence c. 188 – 159 BC
  8. Polybius c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  9. Hipparchus c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  10. Apollonius of Perga c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  11. Scipio Africanus c. 235 – 183 BC
  12. Ennius 239–169 BC
  13. Emperor Gaozu of Han 256–195 BC
  14. Antiochus III the Great c. 242 – 187 BC
  15. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  16. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  17. Ptolemy V Epiphanes 210–180 BC
  18. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  19. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  20. Li Si 280–208 BC
  21. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  22. Ptolemy VI Philometor c. 185 – 145 BC
  23. Mithridates I of Parthia 195–132 BC
  24. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  25. Carneades 213–129 BC
  26. Cleopatra II c. 186 – 116 BC
  27. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 182–116 BC
  28. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  29. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  30. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus c. 228 – 160 BC
  31. Perseus of Macedon c. 212 – 166 BC
  32. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  33. Xiang Yu 232–202 BC
  34. Qin Er Shi c. 226 – 207 BC
  35. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  36. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  37. Eumenes II 221–159 BC
  38. Seleucus IV Philopator 217–175 BC
  39. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  40. Demetrius I Soter 187–150 BC
  41. Dionysius Thrax 170–BC