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Hamilcar Barca
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Hamilcar Barca

Military leader

Born 275 BC · died 228 BC, aged 46 or 47
Also known as Hamilcar Barcas

Who was alive at the same time as Hamilcar Barca?

  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. Ptolemy III Euergetes, 284–222 BC
  11. Han Fei, c. 280 – 233 BC
  12. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  13. Chrysippus, 281–208 BC
  14. Eratosthenes, 276–194 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 Hamilcar Barca 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 Hamilcar Barca died, Hannibal was 18 or 19, Ennius was 10 or 11, Ptolemy III Euergetes was 55 or 56, Ptolemy IV Philopator was 15 or 16 and Li Si was 51 or 52.

Born during Hamilcar Barca’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 Hamilcar Barca was born, Mencius died about 12 years before Hamilcar Barca was born, Theophrastus died about 12 years before Hamilcar Barca was born and Zhuang Zhou died about 11 years before Hamilcar Barca was born.

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Where Hamilcar Barca’s contemporaries were born

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The 46 best-known contemporaries

46 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Hamilcar Barca. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 251 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. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  23. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  24. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  25. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  26. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  27. Li Si 280–208 BC
  28. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  29. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  30. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 BC
  31. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  32. Seleucus II Callinicus 265–225 BC
  33. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  34. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  35. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  36. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  37. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  38. Xiang Yu 232–202 BC
  39. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  40. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  41. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  42. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  43. Seleucus III Ceraunus 243–223 BC
  44. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  45. Berenice II c. 266 – 221 BC
  46. Hasdrubal the Fair 270–221 BC