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Mithridates I of Parthia
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Mithridates I of Parthia

Sovereign

Born 195 BC · died 132 BC
Also known as Mithridates I, Mithridates the great

Who was alive at the same time as Mithridates I of Parthia?

  1. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  2. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  3. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  4. Antiochus III the Great, c. 242 – 187 BC
  5. Ennius, 239–169 BC
  6. Scipio Africanus, c. 235 – 183 BC
  7. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  8. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, c. 215 – 164 BC
  9. Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 210–180 BC
  10. Polybius, c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  11. Mithridates I of Parthia, 195–132 BC
  12. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  13. Terence, c. 188 – 159 BC
  14. Scipio Aemilianus, c. 185 – 129 BC
  15. Ptolemy VI Philometor, c. 185 – 145 BC
  16. Apollodorus of Athens, c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  17. Tiberius Gracchus, 162–133 BC
  18. Gaius Marius, c. 158 – 86 BC
  19. Emperor Wu of Han, 156–87 BC
  20. Sima Qian, c. 140 – BC
  21. Ptolemy IX Soter, 142–81 BC
  22. Tigranes the Great, 140–BC
  23. Sulla, 138–BC
  24. Posidonius, 135–BC

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When Mithridates I of Parthia was born, Hannibal was 51 or 52, Ennius was 43 or 44, Ptolemy V Epiphanes was 14 or 15, Eumenes II was 25 or 26 and Zhang Qian was 4 or 5.

When Mithridates I of Parthia died, Tigranes the Great was 7 or 8, Emperor Wu of Han was 23 or 24, Ptolemy IX Soter was 9 or 10, Jugurtha was 27 or 28 and Zhang Qian was 67 or 68.

Born during Mithridates I of Parthia’s lifetime: Sima Qian, Terence, Hipparchus, Sulla, Tigranes the Great, Gaius Marius, Emperor Wu of Han and Posidonius.

Not quite contemporaries: Qin Shi Huang died about 15 years before Mithridates I of Parthia was born, Livius Andronicus died about 2 years before Mithridates I of Parthia was born, Chrysippus died about 13 years before Mithridates I of Parthia was born and Ptolemy IV Philopator died about 9 years before Mithridates I of Parthia was born.

Where Mithridates I of Parthia’s contemporaries were born

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The 42 best-known contemporaries

42 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Mithridates I of Parthia. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 164 BC.

  1. Sima Qian c. 140 – BC
  2. Hannibal 247–183 BC
  3. Plautus 250–184 BC
  4. Cato the Elder c. 234 – 149 BC
  5. Terence c. 188 – 159 BC
  6. Polybius c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  7. Hipparchus c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  8. Apollonius of Perga c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  9. Scipio Africanus c. 235 – 183 BC
  10. Sulla 138–BC
  11. Tigranes the Great 140–BC
  12. Ennius 239–169 BC
  13. Gaius Marius c. 158 – 86 BC
  14. Emperor Wu of Han 156–87 BC
  15. Antiochus III the Great c. 242 – 187 BC
  16. Posidonius 135–BC
  17. Antiochus IV Epiphanes c. 215 – 164 BC
  18. Ptolemy V Epiphanes 210–180 BC
  19. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  20. Tiberius Gracchus 162–133 BC
  21. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  22. Ptolemy VI Philometor c. 185 – 145 BC
  23. Ptolemy IX Soter 142–81 BC
  24. Jugurtha 160–104 BC
  25. Carneades 213–129 BC
  26. Cleopatra II c. 186 – 116 BC
  27. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 182–116 BC
  28. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  29. Cleopatra III c. 161 – 101 BC
  30. Gaius Gracchus c. 154 – 121 BC
  31. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  32. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus c. 228 – 160 BC
  33. Perseus of Macedon c. 212 – 166 BC
  34. Ptolemy X Alexander I c. 139 – BC
  35. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  36. Eumenes II 221–159 BC
  37. Seleucus IV Philopator 217–175 BC
  38. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  39. Demetrius I Soter 187–150 BC
  40. Dionysius Thrax 170–BC
  41. Lucius Cornelius Cinna 135–BC
  42. Cleopatra IV c. 138 – 112 BC