Who Was Alive

Were Qin Shi Huang and Plautus alive at the same time?

Yes. Qin Shi Huang and Plautus were alive at the same time for 39 or 40 years, from 250 BC to 210 BC.

Qin Shi Huang was 8 or 9 when Plautus was born.

Plautus was 39 or 40 when Qin Shi Huang died, aged 48 or 49.

Qin Shi Huang

First emperor of Qin Dynasty

Born 259 BC · died 210 BC, aged 48 or 49

Plautus

Roman comic playwright

Born 250 BC · died 184 BC

  1. Ashoka
  2. Archimedes
  3. Eratosthenes
  4. Qin Shi Huang
  5. Plautus
  6. Hannibal
Qin Shi Huang and Plautus in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.