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Ptolemy X Alexander I
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Ptolemy X Alexander I

Pharaoh

Born 140–139 BC · died 88–87 BC

Who was alive at the same time as Ptolemy X Alexander I?

  1. Polybius, c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  2. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  3. Scipio Aemilianus, c. 185 – 129 BC
  4. Apollodorus of Athens, c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  5. Tiberius Gracchus, 162–133 BC
  6. Gaius Marius, c. 158 – 86 BC
  7. Emperor Wu of Han, 156–87 BC
  8. Sima Qian, c. 140 – BC
  9. Tigranes the Great, 140–BC
  10. Ptolemy X Alexander I, c. 139 – BC
  11. Sulla, 138–BC
  12. Posidonius, 135–BC
  13. Mithridates VI Eupator, c. 133 – BC
  14. Ptolemy XII Auletes, 117–BC
  15. Marcus Terentius Varro, 116–BC
  16. Marcus Licinius Crassus, 115–53 BC
  17. Catiline, 108–62 BC
  18. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  19. Pompey, 106–48 BC
  20. Spartacus, 103–71 BC
  21. Cornelius Nepos, c. 100 – c. 25 BC
  22. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  23. Cato the Younger, BC–BC
  24. Lucretius, BC–55 BC

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When Ptolemy X Alexander I died, Cicero was 18 or 19.

Born during Ptolemy X Alexander I’s lifetime: Julius Caesar, Cicero, Lucretius, Pompey, Spartacus, Sulla, Marcus Terentius Varro and Marcus Licinius Crassus.

Not quite contemporaries: Catullus was born months after Ptolemy X Alexander I died, Cato the Elder died about 9 years before Ptolemy X Alexander I was born, Mark Antony was born about 4 years after Ptolemy X Alexander I died and Vitruvius was born about 5 years after Ptolemy X Alexander I died.

Where Ptolemy X Alexander I’s contemporaries were born

Ptolemy X Alexander I is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (30 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 X Alexander I. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 113 BC.

  1. Julius Caesar 100–44 BC
  2. Cicero 106–43 BC
  3. Sima Qian c. 140 – BC
  4. Lucretius BC–55 BC
  5. Pompey 106–48 BC
  6. Spartacus 103–71 BC
  7. Polybius c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  8. Hipparchus c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  9. Sulla 138–BC
  10. Marcus Terentius Varro 116–BC
  11. Marcus Licinius Crassus 115–53 BC
  12. Tigranes the Great 140–BC
  13. Gaius Marius c. 158 – 86 BC
  14. Emperor Wu of Han 156–87 BC
  15. Mithridates VI Eupator c. 133 – BC
  16. Cato the Younger BC–BC
  17. Cornelius Nepos c. 100 – c. 25 BC
  18. Posidonius 135–BC
  19. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  20. Tiberius Gracchus 162–133 BC
  21. Catiline 108–62 BC
  22. Ptolemy XII Auletes 117–BC
  23. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  24. Mithridates I of Parthia 195–132 BC
  25. Ptolemy IX Soter 142–81 BC
  26. Jugurtha 160–104 BC
  27. Carneades 213–129 BC
  28. Cleopatra II c. 186 – 116 BC
  29. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 182–116 BC
  30. Cleopatra III c. 161 – 101 BC
  31. Gaius Gracchus c. 154 – 121 BC
  32. Lucullus c. 117 – c. 57 BC
  33. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  34. Dionysius Thrax 170–BC
  35. Lucius Cornelius Cinna 135–BC
  36. Cleopatra IV c. 138 – 112 BC
  37. Alexander Jannaeus c. 127 – BC