Archimedes · Hannibal Were Archimedes and Hannibal alive at the same time? Yes. Archimedes and Hannibal were alive at the same time, from 247 BC to 212 BC. ArchimedesGreek mathematician and physicistBorn c. 287 BC · died 212 BCHannibalCarthaginian generalBorn 247 BC · died 183 BC, aged 63 or 64 ChanakyaEpicurusAshokaArchimedesEratosthenesQin Shi HuangPlautusHannibal Archimedes and Hannibal in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.