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Perseus of Macedon
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Perseus of Macedon

King of Macedonia

Born c. 212 BC · died 166 BC
Also known as Persius

Who was alive at the same time as Perseus of Macedon?

  1. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  2. Chrysippus, 281–208 BC
  3. Li Si, 280–208 BC
  4. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  5. Gnaeus Naevius, 275–201 BC
  6. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  7. Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC
  8. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  9. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  10. Antiochus III the Great, c. 242 – 187 BC
  11. Ptolemy IV Philopator, 244–204 BC
  12. Ennius, 239–169 BC
  13. Scipio Africanus, c. 235 – 183 BC
  14. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  15. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, c. 215 – 164 BC
  16. Perseus of Macedon, c. 212 – 166 BC
  17. Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 210–180 BC
  18. Polybius, c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  19. Mithridates I of Parthia, 195–132 BC
  20. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  21. Terence, c. 188 – 159 BC
  22. Scipio Aemilianus, c. 185 – 129 BC
  23. Ptolemy VI Philometor, c. 185 – 145 BC
  24. Apollodorus of Athens, c. 180 – c. 115 BC

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When Perseus of Macedon died, Mithridates I of Parthia was 28 or 29, Ptolemy VIII Physcon was 15 or 16, Eumenes II was 54 or 55 and Zhang Qian was 33 or 34.

Born during Perseus of Macedon’s lifetime: Terence, Polybius, Hipparchus, Apollodorus of Athens, Scipio Aemilianus, Ptolemy VI Philometor, Mithridates I of Parthia and Cleopatra II.

Not quite contemporaries: Aristarchus of Samos died about 13 years before Perseus of Macedon was born, Gaius Marius was born about 5 years after Perseus of Macedon died, Emperor Wu of Han was born about 10 years after Perseus of Macedon died and Apollonius of Rhodes died months before Perseus of Macedon was born.

Where Perseus of Macedon’s contemporaries were born

Perseus of Macedon is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (27 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
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Compare Perseus of Macedon

The 39 best-known contemporaries

39 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Perseus of Macedon. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 188 BC.

  1. Hannibal 247–183 BC
  2. Eratosthenes 276–194 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. Ennius 239–169 BC
  11. Emperor Gaozu of Han 256–195 BC
  12. Antiochus III the Great c. 242 – 187 BC
  13. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  14. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  15. Antiochus IV Epiphanes c. 215 – 164 BC
  16. Ptolemy V Epiphanes 210–180 BC
  17. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  18. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  19. Li Si 280–208 BC
  20. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  21. Ptolemy VI Philometor c. 185 – 145 BC
  22. Mithridates I of Parthia 195–132 BC
  23. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  24. Carneades 213–129 BC
  25. Cleopatra II c. 186 – 116 BC
  26. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 182–116 BC
  27. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  28. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  29. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus c. 228 – 160 BC
  30. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  31. Xiang Yu 232–202 BC
  32. Qin Er Shi c. 226 – 207 BC
  33. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  34. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  35. Eumenes II 221–159 BC
  36. Seleucus IV Philopator 217–175 BC
  37. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  38. Demetrius I Soter 187–150 BC
  39. Dionysius Thrax 170–BC