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Gnaeus Naevius
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Gnaeus Naevius

Roman playwright

Born 275 BC · died 201 BC, aged 73 or 74
Also known as Cneius Nævius, Cneius Naevius, Naevius

Who was alive at the same time as Gnaeus Naevius?

  1. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  2. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  3. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  4. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  5. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  6. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  7. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  8. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  9. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  10. Han Fei, c. 280 – 233 BC
  11. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  12. Chrysippus, 281–208 BC
  13. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  14. Gnaeus Naevius, 275–201 BC
  15. Hamilcar Barca, 275–228 BC
  16. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  17. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  18. Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC
  19. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  20. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  21. Antiochus III the Great, c. 242 – 187 BC
  22. Ennius, 239–169 BC
  23. Scipio Africanus, c. 235 – 183 BC
  24. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC

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When Gnaeus Naevius was born, Pyrrhus of Epirus was 42 or 43, Ptolemy II Philadelphus was 32 or 33, Pharnavaz I was 50 or 51, Ptolemy III Euergetes was 8 or 9 and Bindusara was 44 or 45.

When Gnaeus Naevius died, Hannibal was 45 or 46, Ennius was 37 or 38, Ptolemy V Epiphanes was 8 or 9 and Eumenes II was 19 or 20.

Born during Gnaeus Naevius’s lifetime: Qin Shi Huang, Hannibal, Plautus, Cato the Elder, Apollonius of Perga, Scipio Africanus, Ennius and Emperor Gaozu of Han.

Not quite contemporaries: Chanakya died about 8 years before Gnaeus Naevius was born, Mencius died about 12 years before Gnaeus Naevius was born, Theophrastus died about 12 years before Gnaeus Naevius was born and Zhuang Zhou died about 11 years before Gnaeus Naevius was born.

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The 54 best-known contemporaries

54 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Gnaeus Naevius. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 238 BC.

  1. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  2. Qin Shi Huang 259–210 BC
  3. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  4. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  5. Hannibal 247–183 BC
  6. Eratosthenes 276–194 BC
  7. Plautus 250–184 BC
  8. Cato the Elder c. 234 – 149 BC
  9. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  10. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 BC
  11. Apollonius of Perga c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  12. Scipio Africanus c. 235 – 183 BC
  13. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  14. Han Fei c. 280 – 233 BC
  15. Ennius 239–169 BC
  16. Emperor Gaozu of Han 256–195 BC
  17. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 BC
  18. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  19. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  20. Antiochus III the Great c. 242 – 187 BC
  21. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  22. Hamilcar Barca 275–228 BC
  23. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  24. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  25. Antiochus IV Epiphanes c. 215 – 164 BC
  26. Ptolemy V Epiphanes 210–180 BC
  27. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  28. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  29. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  30. Li Si 280–208 BC
  31. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  32. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  33. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 BC
  34. Carneades 213–129 BC
  35. Seleucus II Callinicus 265–225 BC
  36. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  37. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  38. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  39. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  40. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus c. 228 – 160 BC
  41. Perseus of Macedon c. 212 – 166 BC
  42. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  43. Xiang Yu 232–202 BC
  44. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  45. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  46. Qin Er Shi c. 226 – 207 BC
  47. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  48. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  49. Seleucus III Ceraunus 243–223 BC
  50. Eumenes II 221–159 BC
  51. Seleucus IV Philopator 217–175 BC
  52. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  53. Berenice II c. 266 – 221 BC
  54. Hasdrubal the Fair 270–221 BC