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Ptolemy V Epiphanes
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Ptolemy V Epiphanes

Pharaoh

Born 9 October 210 BC · died 180 BC, aged 29 or 30
Also known as Ptolemy Epiphanes, Ptolemy V

Who was alive at the same time as Ptolemy V Epiphanes?

  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. Carneades, 213–129 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. Cleopatra II, c. 186 – 116 BC
  23. Scipio Aemilianus, c. 185 – 129 BC
  24. Ptolemy VI Philometor, c. 185 – 145 BC

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When Ptolemy V Epiphanes was born, Hannibal was 36 or 37, Eratosthenes was 65 or 66, Plautus was 39 or 40, Ennius was 29 and Emperor Gaozu of Han was 45 or 46.

When Ptolemy V Epiphanes died, Ennius was 58 or 59, Zhang Qian was 19 or 20 and Demetrius I Soter was 6 or 7.

Born during Ptolemy V Epiphanes’s lifetime: Terence, Polybius, Hipparchus, Scipio Aemilianus, Ptolemy VI Philometor, Mithridates I of Parthia, Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VIII Physcon.

Not quite contemporaries: Archimedes died about 2 years before Ptolemy V Epiphanes was born, Apollonius of Rhodes died about 5 years before Ptolemy V Epiphanes was born, Ptolemy III Euergetes died about 12 years before Ptolemy V Epiphanes was born and Seleucus II Callinicus died about 15 years before Ptolemy V Epiphanes was born.

Where Ptolemy V Epiphanes’s contemporaries were born

Ptolemy V Epiphanes is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
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The 37 best-known contemporaries

37 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Ptolemy V Epiphanes. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 195 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 IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  17. Li Si 280–208 BC
  18. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  19. Ptolemy VI Philometor c. 185 – 145 BC
  20. Mithridates I of Parthia 195–132 BC
  21. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  22. Carneades 213–129 BC
  23. Cleopatra II c. 186 – 116 BC
  24. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 182–116 BC
  25. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  26. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  27. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus c. 228 – 160 BC
  28. Perseus of Macedon c. 212 – 166 BC
  29. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  30. Xiang Yu 232–202 BC
  31. Qin Er Shi c. 226 – 207 BC
  32. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  33. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  34. Eumenes II 221–159 BC
  35. Seleucus IV Philopator 217–175 BC
  36. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  37. Demetrius I Soter 187–150 BC