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Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus
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Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus

Roman military leader

Born c. 228 BC · died 160 BC
Also known as Aemilius Paulus, Æmilius Paulus, Macedonicus

Who was alive at the same time as Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus?

  1. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  2. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  3. Ptolemy III Euergetes, 284–222 BC
  4. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  5. Chrysippus, 281–208 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. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, c. 228 – 160 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 Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus died, Tiberius Gracchus was 1 or 2, Mithridates I of Parthia was 34 or 35, Ptolemy VIII Physcon was 21 or 22 and Zhang Qian was 39 or 40.

Born during Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus’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 2 years before Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus was born, Sima Qian was born about 14 years after Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus died, Han Fei died about 3 years before Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus was born and Emperor Wu of Han was born about 4 years after Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus died.

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The 49 best-known contemporaries

49 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 192 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. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  19. Antiochus IV Epiphanes c. 215 – 164 BC
  20. Ptolemy V Epiphanes 210–180 BC
  21. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  22. Tiberius Gracchus 162–133 BC
  23. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  24. Li Si 280–208 BC
  25. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  26. Ptolemy VI Philometor c. 185 – 145 BC
  27. Mithridates I of Parthia 195–132 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. 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. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  42. Seleucus III Ceraunus 243–223 BC
  43. Eumenes II 221–159 BC
  44. Seleucus IV Philopator 217–175 BC
  45. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  46. Demetrius I Soter 187–150 BC
  47. Dionysius Thrax 170–BC
  48. Berenice II c. 266 – 221 BC
  49. Hasdrubal the Fair 270–221 BC