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Ptolemy VI Philometor
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Ptolemy VI Philometor

Pharaoh

Born 186–184 BC · died July 145 BC
Also known as Ptolemy VI

Who was alive at the same time as Ptolemy VI Philometor?

  1. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  2. Ennius, 239–169 BC
  3. Masinissa, 238 – c. 149 BC
  4. Philip V of Macedon, 238–179 BC
  5. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  6. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, c. 228 – 160 BC
  7. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, c. 215 – 164 BC
  8. Carneades, 213–129 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. Cleopatra II, c. 186 – 116 BC
  15. Scipio Aemilianus, c. 185 – 129 BC
  16. Ptolemy VI Philometor, c. 185 – 145 BC
  17. Apollodorus of Athens, c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  18. Ptolemy VIII Physcon, 182–116 BC
  19. Cleopatra III, c. 161 – 101 BC
  20. Tiberius Gracchus, 162–133 BC
  21. Jugurtha, 160–104 BC
  22. Gaius Marius, c. 158 – 86 BC
  23. Gaius Gracchus, c. 154 – 121 BC
  24. Emperor Wu of Han, 156–87 BC

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When Ptolemy VI Philometor died, Emperor Wu of Han was 11, Tiberius Gracchus was 16 or 17, Mithridates I of Parthia was 49 or 50, Jugurtha was 14 or 15 and Carneades was 67 or 68.

Born during Ptolemy VI Philometor’s lifetime: Gaius Marius, Emperor Wu of Han, Apollodorus of Athens, Tiberius Gracchus, Jugurtha, Ptolemy VIII Physcon, Cleopatra III and Gaius Gracchus.

Not quite contemporaries: Eratosthenes died about 8 years before Ptolemy VI Philometor was born, Apollonius of Perga died about 2 years before Ptolemy VI Philometor was born, Sulla was born about 7 years after Ptolemy VI Philometor died and Tigranes the Great was born about 4 years after Ptolemy VI Philometor died.

Where Ptolemy VI Philometor’s contemporaries were born

Ptolemy VI Philometor is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (18 of 31 placed); tap one to open that person.
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The 30 best-known contemporaries

30 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Ptolemy VI Philometor. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 164 BC.

  1. Hannibal 247–183 BC
  2. Cato the Elder c. 234 – 149 BC
  3. Terence c. 188 – 159 BC
  4. Polybius c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  5. Hipparchus c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  6. Ennius 239–169 BC
  7. Gaius Marius c. 158 – 86 BC
  8. Emperor Wu of Han 156–87 BC
  9. Antiochus IV Epiphanes c. 215 – 164 BC
  10. Ptolemy V Epiphanes 210–180 BC
  11. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  12. Tiberius Gracchus 162–133 BC
  13. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  14. Mithridates I of Parthia 195–132 BC
  15. Jugurtha 160–104 BC
  16. Carneades 213–129 BC
  17. Cleopatra II c. 186 – 116 BC
  18. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 182–116 BC
  19. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  20. Cleopatra III c. 161 – 101 BC
  21. Gaius Gracchus c. 154 – 121 BC
  22. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  23. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus c. 228 – 160 BC
  24. Perseus of Macedon c. 212 – 166 BC
  25. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  26. Eumenes II 221–159 BC
  27. Seleucus IV Philopator 217–175 BC
  28. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  29. Demetrius I Soter 187–150 BC
  30. Dionysius Thrax 170–BC