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Cleopatra II
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Cleopatra II

Monarch

Born 187–184 BC · died 28 June 116 BC
Also known as Cleopatra II of Egypt

Who was alive at the same time as Cleopatra II?

  1. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  2. Ennius, 239–169 BC
  3. Scipio Africanus, c. 235 – 183 BC
  4. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  5. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, c. 215 – 164 BC
  6. Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 210–180 BC
  7. Polybius, c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  8. Mithridates I of Parthia, 195–132 BC
  9. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  10. Terence, c. 188 – 159 BC
  11. Cleopatra II, c. 186 – 116 BC
  12. Scipio Aemilianus, c. 185 – 129 BC
  13. Ptolemy VI Philometor, c. 185 – 145 BC
  14. Apollodorus of Athens, c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  15. Tiberius Gracchus, 162–133 BC
  16. Gaius Marius, c. 158 – 86 BC
  17. Emperor Wu of Han, 156–87 BC
  18. Sima Qian, c. 140 – BC
  19. Ptolemy IX Soter, 142–81 BC
  20. Tigranes the Great, 140–BC
  21. Sulla, 138–BC
  22. Posidonius, 135–BC
  23. Mithridates VI Eupator, c. 133 – BC
  24. Ptolemy XII Auletes, 117–BC

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When Cleopatra II died, Sulla was 21 or 22, Tigranes the Great was 23 or 24, Emperor Wu of Han was 40, Posidonius was 18 or 19 and Ptolemy XII Auletes was about a year old.

Born during Cleopatra II’s lifetime: Sima Qian, Sulla, Tigranes the Great, Gaius Marius, Emperor Wu of Han, Mithridates VI Eupator, Posidonius and Apollodorus of Athens.

Not quite contemporaries: Cicero was born about 9 years after Cleopatra II died, Eratosthenes died about 6 years before Cleopatra II was born, Pompey was born about 10 years after Cleopatra II died and Spartacus was born about 12 years after Cleopatra II died.

Where Cleopatra II’s contemporaries were born

Cleopatra II is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (27 of 43 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list

Compare Cleopatra II

The 42 best-known contemporaries

42 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Cleopatra II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 150 BC.

  1. Sima Qian c. 140 – BC
  2. Hannibal 247–183 BC
  3. Cato the Elder c. 234 – 149 BC
  4. Terence c. 188 – 159 BC
  5. Polybius c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  6. Hipparchus c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  7. Scipio Africanus c. 235 – 183 BC
  8. Sulla 138–BC
  9. Tigranes the Great 140–BC
  10. Ennius 239–169 BC
  11. Gaius Marius c. 158 – 86 BC
  12. Emperor Wu of Han 156–87 BC
  13. Mithridates VI Eupator c. 133 – BC
  14. Posidonius 135–BC
  15. Antiochus IV Epiphanes c. 215 – 164 BC
  16. Ptolemy V Epiphanes 210–180 BC
  17. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  18. Tiberius Gracchus 162–133 BC
  19. Ptolemy XII Auletes 117–BC
  20. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  21. Ptolemy VI Philometor c. 185 – 145 BC
  22. Mithridates I of Parthia 195–132 BC
  23. Ptolemy IX Soter 142–81 BC
  24. Jugurtha 160–104 BC
  25. Carneades 213–129 BC
  26. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 182–116 BC
  27. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  28. Cleopatra III c. 161 – 101 BC
  29. Gaius Gracchus c. 154 – 121 BC
  30. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  31. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus c. 228 – 160 BC
  32. Perseus of Macedon c. 212 – 166 BC
  33. Ptolemy X Alexander I c. 139 – BC
  34. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  35. Eumenes II 221–159 BC
  36. Seleucus IV Philopator 217–175 BC
  37. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  38. Demetrius I Soter 187–150 BC
  39. Dionysius Thrax 170–BC
  40. Lucius Cornelius Cinna 135–BC
  41. Cleopatra IV c. 138 – 112 BC
  42. Alexander Jannaeus c. 127 – BC