Who Was Alive

Were Plautus and Hipparchus alive at the same time?

Yes. Plautus and Hipparchus were alive at the same time, from c. 190 BC to 184 BC.

Plautus

Plautus

Roman playwright

Born 250 BC · died 184 BC

Hipparchus

Hipparchus

Astronomer and geographer

Born c. 190 BC · died c. 120 BC

  1. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  2. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  3. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  4. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  5. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  6. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  7. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  8. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  9. Terence, c. 188 – 159 BC
  10. Sima Qian, c. 140 – BC

Plautus and Hipparchus in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Plautus and Hipparchus were born

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