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Ptolemy VIII Physcon
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Ptolemy VIII Physcon

Pharaoh

Born 182 BC · died 116 BC, aged 65 or 66
Also known as Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II, Ptolemy VII Euergetes II, Ptolemy Physco

Who was alive at the same time as Ptolemy VIII Physcon?

  1. Ennius, 239–169 BC
  2. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  3. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, c. 215 – 164 BC
  4. Carneades, 213–129 BC
  5. Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 210–180 BC
  6. Polybius, c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  7. Mithridates I of Parthia, 195–132 BC
  8. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  9. Terence, c. 188 – 159 BC
  10. Scipio Aemilianus, c. 185 – 129 BC
  11. Ptolemy VI Philometor, c. 185 – 145 BC
  12. Ptolemy VIII Physcon, 182–116 BC
  13. Apollodorus of Athens, c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  14. Tiberius Gracchus, 162–133 BC
  15. Jugurtha, 160–104 BC
  16. Gaius Marius, c. 158 – 86 BC
  17. Emperor Wu of Han, 156–87 BC
  18. Sima Qian, c. 140 – BC
  19. Ptolemy IX Soter, 142–81 BC
  20. Tigranes the Great, 140–BC
  21. Sulla, 138–BC
  22. Posidonius, 135–BC
  23. Mithridates VI Eupator, c. 133 – BC
  24. Ptolemy XII Auletes, 117–BC

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When Ptolemy VIII Physcon was born, Ennius was 56 or 57, Ptolemy V Epiphanes was 27 or 28, Mithridates I of Parthia was 12 or 13, Eumenes II was 38 or 39 and Zhang Qian was 17 or 18.

When Ptolemy VIII Physcon died, Sulla was 21 or 22, Emperor Wu of Han was 39 or 40, Posidonius was 18 or 19 and Ptolemy IX Soter was 25 or 26.

Born during Ptolemy VIII Physcon’s lifetime: Sima Qian, Sulla, Tigranes the Great, Gaius Marius, Emperor Wu of Han, Mithridates VI Eupator, Posidonius and Tiberius Gracchus.

Not quite contemporaries: Cicero was born about 9 years after Ptolemy VIII Physcon died, Hannibal died about a year before Ptolemy VIII Physcon was born, Eratosthenes died about 12 years before Ptolemy VIII Physcon was born and Plautus died about 2 years before Ptolemy VIII Physcon was born.

Where Ptolemy VIII Physcon’s contemporaries were born

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The 40 best-known contemporaries

40 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Ptolemy VIII Physcon. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 149 BC.

  1. Sima Qian c. 140 – 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. Sulla 138–BC
  7. Tigranes the Great 140–BC
  8. Ennius 239–169 BC
  9. Gaius Marius c. 158 – 86 BC
  10. Emperor Wu of Han 156–87 BC
  11. Mithridates VI Eupator c. 133 – BC
  12. Posidonius 135–BC
  13. Antiochus IV Epiphanes c. 215 – 164 BC
  14. Ptolemy V Epiphanes 210–180 BC
  15. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  16. Tiberius Gracchus 162–133 BC
  17. Ptolemy XII Auletes 117–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. Ptolemy IX Soter 142–81 BC
  22. Jugurtha 160–104 BC
  23. Carneades 213–129 BC
  24. Cleopatra II c. 186 – 116 BC
  25. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  26. Cleopatra III c. 161 – 101 BC
  27. Gaius Gracchus c. 154 – 121 BC
  28. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  29. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus c. 228 – 160 BC
  30. Perseus of Macedon c. 212 – 166 BC
  31. Ptolemy X Alexander I c. 139 – BC
  32. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  33. Eumenes II 221–159 BC
  34. Seleucus IV Philopator 217–175 BC
  35. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  36. Demetrius I Soter 187–150 BC
  37. Dionysius Thrax 170–BC
  38. Lucius Cornelius Cinna 135–BC
  39. Cleopatra IV c. 138 – 112 BC
  40. Alexander Jannaeus c. 127 – BC