Who Was Alive

Were Cato the Elder and Hipparchus alive at the same time?

Yes. Cato the Elder and Hipparchus were alive at the same time, from c. 190 BC to 149 BC.

Cato the Elder

Cato the Elder

Roman politician and soldier

Born c. 234 BC · died 149 BC

Hipparchus

Hipparchus

Astronomer and geographer

Born c. 190 BC · died c. 120 BC

  1. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  2. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  3. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  4. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  5. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  6. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  7. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  8. Terence, c. 188 – 159 BC
  9. Sima Qian, c. 140 – BC

Cato the Elder and Hipparchus 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 Cato the Elder and Hipparchus were born

Cato the Elder and Hipparchus are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (9 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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