Who Was Alive

Cleopatra IV

Queen regnant

Born 141–135 BC · died 112 BC
Also known as Cleopatra IV of Egypt

Who was alive at the same time as Cleopatra IV?

  1. Carneades, 213–129 BC
  2. Polybius, c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  3. Mithridates I of Parthia, 195–132 BC
  4. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  5. Cleopatra II, c. 186 – 116 BC
  6. Scipio Aemilianus, c. 185 – 129 BC
  7. Apollodorus of Athens, c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  8. Ptolemy VIII Physcon, 182–116 BC
  9. Cleopatra III, c. 161 – 101 BC
  10. Tiberius Gracchus, 162–133 BC
  11. Jugurtha, 160–104 BC
  12. Gaius Marius, c. 158 – 86 BC
  13. Gaius Gracchus, c. 154 – 121 BC
  14. Emperor Wu of Han, 156–87 BC
  15. Sima Qian, c. 140 – BC
  16. Ptolemy IX Soter, 142–81 BC
  17. Tigranes the Great, 140–BC
  18. Cleopatra IV, c. 138 – 112 BC
  19. Sulla, 138–BC
  20. Posidonius, 135–BC
  21. Mithridates VI Eupator, c. 133 – BC
  22. Ptolemy XII Auletes, 117–BC
  23. Marcus Terentius Varro, 116–BC
  24. Marcus Licinius Crassus, 115–53 BC

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When Cleopatra IV died, Marcus Licinius Crassus was 2 or 3, Tigranes the Great was 27 or 28, Emperor Wu of Han was 43 or 44, Ptolemy XII Auletes was 4 or 5 and Ptolemy IX Soter was 29 or 30.

Born during Cleopatra IV’s lifetime: Marcus Terentius Varro, Marcus Licinius Crassus, Mithridates VI Eupator, Ptolemy XII Auletes, Lucullus and Alexander Jannaeus.

Not quite contemporaries: Julius Caesar was born about 12 years after Cleopatra IV died, Cicero was born about 5 years after Cleopatra IV died, Cato the Elder died about 8 years before Cleopatra IV was born and Pompey was born about 6 years after Cleopatra IV died.

Where Cleopatra IV’s contemporaries were born

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Compare Cleopatra IV

The 29 best-known contemporaries

29 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Cleopatra IV. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 124 BC.

  1. Sima Qian c. 140 – BC
  2. Polybius c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  3. Hipparchus c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  4. Sulla 138–BC
  5. Marcus Terentius Varro 116–BC
  6. Marcus Licinius Crassus 115–53 BC
  7. Tigranes the Great 140–BC
  8. Gaius Marius c. 158 – 86 BC
  9. Emperor Wu of Han 156–87 BC
  10. Mithridates VI Eupator c. 133 – BC
  11. Posidonius 135–BC
  12. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  13. Tiberius Gracchus 162–133 BC
  14. Ptolemy XII Auletes 117–BC
  15. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  16. Mithridates I of Parthia 195–132 BC
  17. Ptolemy IX Soter 142–81 BC
  18. Jugurtha 160–104 BC
  19. Carneades 213–129 BC
  20. Cleopatra II c. 186 – 116 BC
  21. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 182–116 BC
  22. Cleopatra III c. 161 – 101 BC
  23. Gaius Gracchus c. 154 – 121 BC
  24. Ptolemy X Alexander I c. 139 – BC
  25. Lucullus c. 117 – c. 57 BC
  26. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  27. Dionysius Thrax 170–BC
  28. Lucius Cornelius Cinna 135–BC
  29. Alexander Jannaeus c. 127 – BC