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Hasdrubal Barca
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Hasdrubal Barca

Military leader

Born 245 BC · died 207 BC, aged 37 or 38

Who was alive at the same time as Hasdrubal Barca?

  1. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  2. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  3. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  4. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  5. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  6. Ptolemy III Euergetes, 284–222 BC
  7. Han Fei, c. 280 – 233 BC
  8. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  9. Chrysippus, 281–208 BC
  10. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  11. Hamilcar Barca, 275–228 BC
  12. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  13. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  14. Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC
  15. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  16. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  17. Hasdrubal Barca, 245–207 BC
  18. Antiochus III the Great, c. 242 – 187 BC
  19. Ptolemy IV Philopator, 244–204 BC
  20. Ennius, 239–169 BC
  21. Scipio Africanus, c. 235 – 183 BC
  22. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  23. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, c. 215 – 164 BC
  24. Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 210–180 BC

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When Hasdrubal Barca was born, Qin Shi Huang was 13 or 14, Eratosthenes was 30 or 31, Plautus was 4 or 5, Emperor Gaozu of Han was 10 or 11 and Chrysippus was 35 or 36.

When Hasdrubal Barca died, Eratosthenes was 68 or 69, Plautus was 42 or 43, Ennius was 31 or 32, Emperor Gaozu of Han was 48 or 49 and Ptolemy V Epiphanes was 2 or 3.

Born during Hasdrubal Barca’s lifetime: Cato the Elder, Scipio Africanus, Ennius, Antiochus III the Great, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Ptolemy IV Philopator and Carneades.

Not quite contemporaries: Polybius was born about 4 years after Hasdrubal Barca died, Hipparchus was born about 14 years after Hasdrubal Barca died, Ptolemy II Philadelphus died months before Hasdrubal Barca was born and Mithridates I of Parthia was born about 12 years after Hasdrubal Barca died.

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Where Hasdrubal Barca’s contemporaries were born

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The 45 best-known contemporaries

45 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Hasdrubal Barca. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 226 BC.

  1. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  2. Qin Shi Huang 259–210 BC
  3. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  4. Hannibal 247–183 BC
  5. Eratosthenes 276–194 BC
  6. Plautus 250–184 BC
  7. Cato the Elder c. 234 – 149 BC
  8. Apollonius of Perga c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  9. Scipio Africanus c. 235 – 183 BC
  10. Aristarchus of Samos c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  11. Han Fei c. 280 – 233 BC
  12. Ennius 239–169 BC
  13. Emperor Gaozu of Han 256–195 BC
  14. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  15. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  16. Antiochus III the Great c. 242 – 187 BC
  17. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  18. Hamilcar Barca 275–228 BC
  19. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  20. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  21. Antiochus IV Epiphanes c. 215 – 164 BC
  22. Ptolemy V Epiphanes 210–180 BC
  23. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  24. Li Si 280–208 BC
  25. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  26. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  27. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  28. Carneades 213–129 BC
  29. Seleucus II Callinicus 265–225 BC
  30. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  31. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  32. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  33. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus c. 228 – 160 BC
  34. Perseus of Macedon c. 212 – 166 BC
  35. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  36. Xiang Yu 232–202 BC
  37. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  38. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  39. Qin Er Shi c. 226 – 207 BC
  40. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  41. Seleucus III Ceraunus 243–223 BC
  42. Eumenes II 221–159 BC
  43. Seleucus IV Philopator 217–175 BC
  44. Berenice II c. 266 – 221 BC
  45. Hasdrubal the Fair 270–221 BC