Who Was Alive
Qin Er Shi
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Qin Er Shi

Emperor of China

Born 230–221 BC · died October 207 BC
Also known as Huhai, Ying Huhai

Who was alive at the same time as Qin Er Shi?

  1. Apollonius of Rhodes, c. 293 – 215 BC
  2. Archimedes, c. 287 – 212 BC
  3. Livius Andronicus, c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  4. Chrysippus, 281–208 BC
  5. Li Si, 280–208 BC
  6. Eratosthenes, 276–194 BC
  7. Gnaeus Naevius, 275–201 BC
  8. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  9. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  10. Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC
  11. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  12. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  13. Antiochus III the Great, c. 242 – 187 BC
  14. Ptolemy IV Philopator, 244–204 BC
  15. Ennius, 239–169 BC
  16. Masinissa, 238 – c. 149 BC
  17. Philip V of Macedon, 238–179 BC
  18. Scipio Africanus, c. 235 – 183 BC
  19. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  20. Qin Er Shi, c. 226 – 207 BC
  21. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, c. 228 – 160 BC
  22. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, c. 215 – 164 BC
  23. Carneades, 213–129 BC
  24. Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 210–180 BC

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When Qin Er Shi died, Hannibal was 39 or 40, Eratosthenes was 68 or 69, Plautus was 42 or 43, Ennius was 32 and Emperor Gaozu of Han was 48 or 49.

Born during Qin Er Shi’s lifetime: Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Carneades, Perseus of Macedon and Seleucus IV Philopator.

Not quite contemporaries: Ashoka died about a year before Qin Er Shi was born, Polybius was born about 4 years after Qin Er Shi died, Hipparchus was born about 14 years after Qin Er Shi died and Han Fei died about 2 years before Qin Er Shi was born.

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The 31 best-known contemporaries

31 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Qin Er Shi. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 214 BC.

  1. Archimedes c. 287 – 212 BC
  2. Qin Shi Huang 259–210 BC
  3. Hannibal 247–183 BC
  4. Eratosthenes 276–194 BC
  5. Plautus 250–184 BC
  6. Cato the Elder c. 234 – 149 BC
  7. Apollonius of Perga c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  8. Scipio Africanus c. 235 – 183 BC
  9. Ennius 239–169 BC
  10. Emperor Gaozu of Han 256–195 BC
  11. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 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 V Epiphanes 210–180 BC
  17. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  18. Li Si 280–208 BC
  19. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  20. Carneades 213–129 BC
  21. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 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. Xiang Yu 232–202 BC
  27. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  28. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  29. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  30. Eumenes II 221–159 BC
  31. Seleucus IV Philopator 217–175 BC