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Masinissa
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Masinissa

King of Numidia

Born 238 BC · died 149–148 BC
Also known as Massinissa, Masensen, MSNSN

Who was alive at the same time as Masinissa?

  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. Han Fei, c. 280 – 233 BC
  7. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  8. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  9. Hamilcar Barca, 275–228 BC
  10. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  11. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  12. Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC
  13. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  14. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  15. Antiochus III the Great, c. 242 – 187 BC
  16. Ennius, 239–169 BC
  17. Masinissa, 238 – c. 149 BC
  18. Scipio Africanus, c. 235 – 183 BC
  19. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  20. Polybius, c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  21. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  22. Terence, c. 188 – 159 BC
  23. Gaius Marius, c. 158 – 86 BC
  24. Emperor Wu of Han, 156–87 BC

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When Masinissa was born, Qin Shi Huang was 20 or 21, Eratosthenes was 37 or 38, Plautus was 11 or 12, Ennius was about a year old and Emperor Gaozu of Han was 17 or 18.

Born during Masinissa’s lifetime: Cato the Elder, Terence, Polybius, Hipparchus, Scipio Africanus, Gaius Marius, Emperor Wu of Han and Antiochus IV Epiphanes.

Not quite contemporaries: Sima Qian was born about 2 years after Masinissa died, Sulla was born about 10 years after Masinissa died, Tigranes the Great was born about 7 years after Masinissa died and Ptolemy II Philadelphus died about 7 years before Masinissa was born.

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Where Masinissa’s contemporaries were born

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The 61 best-known contemporaries

61 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Masinissa. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 194 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. Terence c. 188 – 159 BC
  9. Polybius c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  10. Hipparchus c. 190 – c. 120 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. Gaius Marius c. 158 – 86 BC
  17. Emperor Wu of Han 156–87 BC
  18. Emperor Gaozu of Han 256–195 BC
  19. Pharnavaz I 326–234 BC
  20. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  21. Antiochus III the Great c. 242 – 187 BC
  22. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  23. Hamilcar Barca 275–228 BC
  24. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  25. Ptolemy III Euergetes 284–222 BC
  26. Antiochus IV Epiphanes c. 215 – 164 BC
  27. Ptolemy V Epiphanes 210–180 BC
  28. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  29. Tiberius Gracchus 162–133 BC
  30. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  31. Li Si 280–208 BC
  32. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  33. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  34. Ptolemy VI Philometor c. 185 – 145 BC
  35. Mithridates I of Parthia 195–132 BC
  36. Jugurtha 160–104 BC
  37. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  38. Carneades 213–129 BC
  39. Cleopatra II c. 186 – 116 BC
  40. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 182–116 BC
  41. Seleucus II Callinicus 265–225 BC
  42. Cleopatra III c. 161 – 101 BC
  43. Gaius Gracchus c. 154 – 121 BC
  44. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  45. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus c. 228 – 160 BC
  46. Perseus of Macedon c. 212 – 166 BC
  47. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  48. Xiang Yu 232–202 BC
  49. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  50. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  51. Qin Er Shi c. 226 – 207 BC
  52. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  53. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  54. Seleucus III Ceraunus 243–223 BC
  55. Eumenes II 221–159 BC
  56. Seleucus IV Philopator 217–175 BC
  57. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  58. Demetrius I Soter 187–150 BC
  59. Dionysius Thrax 170–BC
  60. Berenice II c. 266 – 221 BC
  61. Hasdrubal the Fair 270–221 BC