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Ptolemy III Euergetes
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Ptolemy III Euergetes

Pharaoh

Born 284 BC · died 31 December 222 BC, aged 61 or 62
Also known as Ptolemy III

Who was alive at the same time as Ptolemy III Euergetes?

  1. Seleucus I Nicator, 358–281 BC
  2. Qu Yuan, 343–278 BC
  3. Epicurus, 342–270 BC
  4. Zeno of Citium, c. 334 – 263 BC
  5. Pharnavaz I, 326–234 BC
  6. Pyrrhus of Epirus, 318–272 BC
  7. Aristarchus of Samos, c. 310 – c. 230 BC
  8. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 308–246 BC
  9. Ashoka, 304–232 BC
  10. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  11. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  12. Ptolemy III Euergetes, 284–222 BC
  13. Han Fei, c. 280 – 233 BC
  14. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  15. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  16. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  17. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  18. Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC
  19. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  20. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  21. Antiochus III the Great, c. 242 – 187 BC
  22. Ennius, 239–169 BC
  23. Scipio Africanus, c. 235 – 183 BC
  24. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC

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When Ptolemy III Euergetes was born, Pyrrhus of Epirus was 33 or 34, Ptolemy II Philadelphus was 23 or 24, Pharnavaz I was 41 or 42, Qu Yuan was 58 or 59 and Bindusara was 35 or 36.

When Ptolemy III Euergetes died, Qin Shi Huang was 37, Hannibal was 24 or 25, Eratosthenes was 54, Plautus was 28 and Ennius was 17.

Born during Ptolemy III Euergetes’s lifetime: Qin Shi Huang, Hannibal, Eratosthenes, Plautus, Cato the Elder, Apollonius of Perga, Scipio Africanus and Han Fei.

Not quite contemporaries: Mencius died about 3 years before Ptolemy III Euergetes was born, Theophrastus died about 3 years before Ptolemy III Euergetes was born, Zhuang Zhou died about 2 years before Ptolemy III Euergetes was born and Chandragupta Maurya died about 13 years before Ptolemy III Euergetes was born.

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Where Ptolemy III Euergetes’s contemporaries were born

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The 51 best-known contemporaries

51 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Ptolemy III Euergetes. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 253 BC.

  1. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  2. Qin Shi Huang 259–210 BC
  3. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  4. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  5. Hannibal 247–183 BC
  6. Eratosthenes 276–194 BC
  7. Plautus 250–184 BC
  8. Cato the Elder c. 234 – 149 BC
  9. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC
  10. Pyrrhus of Epirus 318–272 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. Seleucus I Nicator 358–281 BC
  15. Han Fei c. 280 – 233 BC
  16. Ennius 239–169 BC
  17. Emperor Gaozu of Han 256–195 BC
  18. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 308–246 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. Qu Yuan 343–278 BC
  23. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  24. Hamilcar Barca 275–228 BC
  25. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  26. Bindusara 320–273 BC
  27. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  28. Antiochus I Soter c. 324 – c. 262 BC
  29. Li Si 280–208 BC
  30. Lysimachus c. 357 – 281 BC
  31. Cleanthes 331–232 BC
  32. Aratus c. 315 – c. 240 BC
  33. Antiochus II Theos 286 – c. 247 BC
  34. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  35. Seleucus II Callinicus 265–225 BC
  36. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  37. Arsinoe II 316 – c. 269 BC
  38. Arcesilaus 315–240 BC
  39. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  40. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus c. 228 – 160 BC
  41. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  42. Xiang Yu 232–202 BC
  43. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  44. Ctesibius c. 284 – c. 221 BC
  45. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  46. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  47. Seleucus III Ceraunus 243–223 BC
  48. Strato of Lampsacus c. 335 – c. 269 BC
  49. Herophilos 335–280 BC
  50. Berenice II c. 266 – 221 BC
  51. Hasdrubal the Fair 270–221 BC