Who Was Alive

Famous people born in the 3rd century BC

7 people we track were born in the 3rd century BC. The best known are on the timeline.

  1. Archimedes
  2. Eratosthenes
  3. Qin Shi Huang
  4. Plautus
  5. Hannibal
  6. Cato the Elder
  7. Polybius
Drag across the timeline to see who was alive in any year and the age each person reached that year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.
  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. Polybius 202–199 BC – 133–117 BC