Who Was Alive
Emperor Wu of Han
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Emperor Wu of Han

Emperor of China

Born 7 June 156 BC · died 29 March 87 BC, aged 68
Also known as Liu Che, Wu Di, Shi Zong

Who was alive at the same time as Emperor Wu of Han?

  1. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  2. Polybius, c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  3. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  4. Apollodorus of Athens, c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  5. Tiberius Gracchus, 162–133 BC
  6. Gaius Marius, c. 158 – 86 BC
  7. Emperor Wu of Han, 156–87 BC
  8. Sima Qian, c. 140 – BC
  9. Tigranes the Great, 140–BC
  10. Sulla, 138–BC
  11. Posidonius, 135–BC
  12. Mithridates VI Eupator, c. 133 – BC
  13. Ptolemy XII Auletes, 117–BC
  14. Marcus Terentius Varro, 116–BC
  15. Marcus Licinius Crassus, 115–53 BC
  16. Catiline, 108–62 BC
  17. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  18. Pompey, 106–48 BC
  19. Spartacus, 103–71 BC
  20. Cornelius Nepos, c. 100 – c. 25 BC
  21. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  22. Cato the Younger, BC–BC
  23. Lucretius, BC–55 BC
  24. Diodorus Siculus, c. 90 – c. 20 BC

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When Emperor Wu of Han was born, Tiberius Gracchus was 5 or 6, Mithridates I of Parthia was 38 or 39, Jugurtha was 3 or 4, Carneades was 56 or 57 and Ptolemy VIII Physcon was 25 or 26.

When Emperor Wu of Han died, Julius Caesar was 12, Cicero was 19, Lucretius was 6 or 7, Pompey was 18 and Spartacus was 15 or 16.

Born during Emperor Wu of Han’s lifetime: Julius Caesar, Cicero, Sima Qian, Lucretius, Pompey, Spartacus, Diodorus Siculus and Sulla.

Not quite contemporaries: Catullus was born months after Emperor Wu of Han died, Mark Antony was born about 4 years after Emperor Wu of Han died, Terence died about 3 years before Emperor Wu of Han was born and Vitruvius was born about 5 years after Emperor Wu of Han died.

Where Emperor Wu of Han’s contemporaries were born

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Birthplaces as a list

Compare Emperor Wu of Han

The 43 best-known contemporaries

43 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Emperor Wu of Han. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 121 BC.

  1. Julius Caesar 100–44 BC
  2. Cicero 106–43 BC
  3. Sima Qian c. 140 – BC
  4. Lucretius BC–55 BC
  5. Cato the Elder c. 234 – 149 BC
  6. Pompey 106–48 BC
  7. Spartacus 103–71 BC
  8. Polybius c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  9. Diodorus Siculus c. 90 – c. 20 BC
  10. Hipparchus c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  11. Sulla 138–BC
  12. Marcus Terentius Varro 116–BC
  13. Marcus Licinius Crassus 115–53 BC
  14. Tigranes the Great 140–BC
  15. Gaius Marius c. 158 – 86 BC
  16. Mithridates VI Eupator c. 133 – BC
  17. Cato the Younger BC–BC
  18. Cornelius Nepos c. 100 – c. 25 BC
  19. Posidonius 135–BC
  20. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  21. Tiberius Gracchus 162–133 BC
  22. Catiline 108–62 BC
  23. Ptolemy XII Auletes 117–BC
  24. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  25. Ptolemy VI Philometor c. 185 – 145 BC
  26. Lepidus c. 90 – BC
  27. Mithridates I of Parthia 195–132 BC
  28. Ptolemy IX Soter 142–81 BC
  29. Jugurtha 160–104 BC
  30. Carneades 213–129 BC
  31. Cleopatra II c. 186 – 116 BC
  32. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 182–116 BC
  33. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  34. Cleopatra III c. 161 – 101 BC
  35. Gaius Gracchus c. 154 – 121 BC
  36. Ptolemy X Alexander I c. 139 – BC
  37. Lucullus c. 117 – c. 57 BC
  38. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  39. Demetrius I Soter 187–150 BC
  40. Dionysius Thrax 170–BC
  41. Lucius Cornelius Cinna 135–BC
  42. Cleopatra IV c. 138 – 112 BC
  43. Alexander Jannaeus c. 127 – BC