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Berenice II
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Berenice II

Pharaoh

Born 267–266 BC · died 221 BC
Also known as Berenice II Euergetis

Who was alive at the same time as Berenice II?

  1. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  2. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  3. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  4. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  5. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  6. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  7. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  8. Ptolemy III Euergetes, 284–222 BC
  9. Han Fei, c. 280 – 233 BC
  10. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  11. Chrysippus, 281–208 BC
  12. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  13. Hamilcar Barca, 275–228 BC
  14. Berenice II, c. 266 – 221 BC
  15. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  16. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  17. Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC
  18. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  19. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  20. Antiochus III the Great, c. 242 – 187 BC
  21. Ptolemy IV Philopator, 244–204 BC
  22. Ennius, 239–169 BC
  23. Scipio Africanus, c. 235 – 183 BC
  24. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC

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When Berenice II died, Hannibal was 25 or 26, Ennius was 17 or 18, Ptolemy IV Philopator was 22 or 23, Li Si was 58 or 59 and Gnaeus Naevius was 53 or 54.

Born during Berenice II’s lifetime: Qin Shi Huang, Hannibal, Plautus, Cato the Elder, Apollonius of Perga, Scipio Africanus, Ennius and Emperor Gaozu of Han.

Not quite contemporaries: Epicurus died about 3 years before Berenice II was born, Pyrrhus of Epirus died about 5 years before Berenice II was born, Seleucus I Nicator died about 14 years before Berenice II was born and Qu Yuan died about 11 years before Berenice II was born.

What happened in Berenice II’s lifetime

Where Berenice II’s contemporaries were born

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The 42 best-known contemporaries

42 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Berenice II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 243 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. Cato the Elder c. 234 – 149 BC
  8. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  9. Apollonius of Perga c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  10. Scipio Africanus c. 235 – 183 BC
  11. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  12. Han Fei c. 280 – 233 BC
  13. Ennius 239–169 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. Antiochus III the Great c. 242 – 187 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. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  24. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  25. Li Si 280–208 BC
  26. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  27. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  28. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 BC
  29. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  30. Seleucus II Callinicus 265–225 BC
  31. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  32. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  33. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  34. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus c. 228 – 160 BC
  35. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  36. Xiang Yu 232–202 BC
  37. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  38. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  39. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  40. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  41. Seleucus III Ceraunus 243–223 BC
  42. Hasdrubal the Fair 270–221 BC