Hannibal · Polybius Were Hannibal and Polybius alive at the same time? Yes. Hannibal and Polybius were alive at the same time, from 202–199 BC to 183 BC. HannibalCarthaginian generalBorn 247 BC · died 183 BC, aged 63 or 64PolybiusAncient Greek historianBorn 202–199 BC · died 133–117 BC AshokaArchimedesEratosthenesQin Shi HuangPlautusHannibalCato the ElderPolybiusSima Qian Hannibal and Polybius in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.