Who Was Alive

Were Archimedes and Ennius alive at the same time?

Yes. Archimedes and Ennius were alive at the same time for 26 or 27 years, from 239 BC to 212 BC.

Ennius was 26 or 27 when Archimedes died.

Archimedes

Archimedes

Greek mathematician and physicist

Born c. 287 BC · died 212 BC

Ennius

Ennius

Roman writer

Born 16 July 239 BC · died 8 October 169 BC, aged 70

  1. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  2. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  3. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  4. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  5. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  6. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  7. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  8. Ennius, 239–169 BC

Archimedes and Ennius in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Archimedes and Ennius were born

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