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Eumenes II
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Eumenes II

Military leader

Born 221 BC · died 159 BC

Who was alive at the same time as Eumenes II?

  1. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  2. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  3. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  4. Chrysippus, 281–208 BC
  5. Li Si, 280–208 BC
  6. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  7. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  8. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  9. Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC
  10. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  11. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  12. Antiochus III the Great, c. 242 – 187 BC
  13. Ptolemy IV Philopator, 244–204 BC
  14. Ennius, 239–169 BC
  15. Scipio Africanus, c. 235 – 183 BC
  16. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  17. Eumenes II, 221–159 BC
  18. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, c. 215 – 164 BC
  19. Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 210–180 BC
  20. Polybius, c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  21. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  22. Terence, c. 188 – 159 BC
  23. Apollodorus of Athens, c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  24. Tiberius Gracchus, 162–133 BC

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When Eumenes II was born, Hannibal was 25 or 26, Ennius was 17 or 18, Ptolemy IV Philopator was 22 or 23, Li Si was 58 or 59 and Gnaeus Naevius was 53 or 54.

When Eumenes II died, Jugurtha was about a year old, Zhang Qian was 40 or 41, Demetrius I Soter was 27 or 28 and Dionysius Thrax was 10 or 11.

Born during Eumenes II’s lifetime: Terence, Polybius, Hipparchus, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Apollodorus of Athens, Tiberius Gracchus and Scipio Aemilianus.

Not quite contemporaries: Ashoka died about 11 years before Eumenes II was born, Sima Qian was born about 13 years after Eumenes II died, Aristarchus of Samos died about 7 years before Eumenes II was born and Han Fei died about 12 years before Eumenes II was born.

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The 45 best-known contemporaries

45 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Eumenes II. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 190 BC.

  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. Terence c. 188 – 159 BC
  8. Polybius c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  9. Hipparchus c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  10. Apollonius of Perga c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  11. Scipio Africanus c. 235 – 183 BC
  12. Ennius 239–169 BC
  13. Emperor Gaozu of Han 256–195 BC
  14. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  15. Antiochus III the Great c. 242 – 187 BC
  16. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  17. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  18. Antiochus IV Epiphanes c. 215 – 164 BC
  19. Ptolemy V Epiphanes 210–180 BC
  20. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  21. Tiberius Gracchus 162–133 BC
  22. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  23. Li Si 280–208 BC
  24. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  25. Ptolemy VI Philometor c. 185 – 145 BC
  26. Mithridates I of Parthia 195–132 BC
  27. Jugurtha 160–104 BC
  28. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  29. Carneades 213–129 BC
  30. Cleopatra II c. 186 – 116 BC
  31. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 182–116 BC
  32. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  33. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  34. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus c. 228 – 160 BC
  35. Perseus of Macedon c. 212 – 166 BC
  36. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  37. Xiang Yu 232–202 BC
  38. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  39. Qin Er Shi c. 226 – 207 BC
  40. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  41. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  42. Seleucus IV Philopator 217–175 BC
  43. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  44. Demetrius I Soter 187–150 BC
  45. Dionysius Thrax 170–BC