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Seleucus IV Philopator
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Seleucus IV Philopator

Sovereign

Born 217 BC · died 175 BC
Also known as Seleucus IV, Philopator

Who was alive at the same time as Seleucus IV Philopator?

  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. Apollonius of Perga, c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  8. Qin Shi Huang, 259–210 BC
  9. Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC
  10. Plautus, 250–184 BC
  11. Hannibal, 247–183 BC
  12. Antiochus III the Great, c. 242 – 187 BC
  13. Ptolemy IV Philopator, 244–204 BC
  14. Ennius, 239–169 BC
  15. Scipio Africanus, c. 235 – 183 BC
  16. Cato the Elder, c. 234 – 149 BC
  17. Seleucus IV Philopator, 217–175 BC
  18. Antiochus IV Epiphanes, c. 215 – 164 BC
  19. Ptolemy V Epiphanes, 210–180 BC
  20. Polybius, c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  21. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  22. Terence, c. 188 – 159 BC
  23. Scipio Aemilianus, c. 185 – 129 BC
  24. Apollodorus of Athens, c. 180 – c. 115 BC

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When Seleucus IV Philopator was born, Qin Shi Huang was 41 or 42, Eratosthenes was 58 or 59, Plautus was 32 or 33, Ennius was 21 or 22 and Emperor Gaozu of Han was 38 or 39.

When Seleucus IV Philopator died, Ennius was 63 or 64, Zhang Qian was 24 or 25 and Demetrius I Soter was 11 or 12.

Born during Seleucus IV Philopator’s lifetime: Terence, Polybius, Hipparchus, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Apollodorus of Athens, Scipio Aemilianus, Ptolemy VI Philometor and Mithridates I of Parthia.

Not quite contemporaries: Ashoka died about 14 years before Seleucus IV Philopator was born, Aristarchus of Samos died about 10 years before Seleucus IV Philopator was born, Gaius Marius was born about 14 years after Seleucus IV Philopator died and Hamilcar Barca died about 10 years before Seleucus IV Philopator was born.

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The 42 best-known contemporaries

42 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Seleucus IV Philopator. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 196 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. Terence c. 188 – 159 BC
  8. Polybius c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  9. Hipparchus c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  10. Apollonius of Perga c. 262 – c. 190 BC
  11. Scipio Africanus c. 235 – 183 BC
  12. Ennius 239–169 BC
  13. Emperor Gaozu of Han 256–195 BC
  14. Apollonius of Rhodes c. 293 – 215 BC
  15. Antiochus III the Great c. 242 – 187 BC
  16. Livius Andronicus c. 280 – c. 200 BC
  17. Chrysippus 281–208 BC
  18. Antiochus IV Epiphanes c. 215 – 164 BC
  19. Ptolemy V Epiphanes 210–180 BC
  20. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  21. Ptolemy IV Philopator 244–204 BC
  22. Li Si 280–208 BC
  23. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  24. Ptolemy VI Philometor c. 185 – 145 BC
  25. Mithridates I of Parthia 195–132 BC
  26. Gnaeus Naevius 275–201 BC
  27. Carneades 213–129 BC
  28. Cleopatra II c. 186 – 116 BC
  29. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 182–116 BC
  30. Masinissa 238 – c. 149 BC
  31. Philip V of Macedon 238–179 BC
  32. Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus c. 228 – 160 BC
  33. Perseus of Macedon c. 212 – 166 BC
  34. Modu Chanyu 234–174 BC
  35. Xiang Yu 232–202 BC
  36. Hiero II of Syracuse 308–215 BC
  37. Qin Er Shi c. 226 – 207 BC
  38. Attalus I 269–197 BC
  39. Hasdrubal Barca 245–207 BC
  40. Eumenes II 221–159 BC
  41. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  42. Demetrius I Soter 187–150 BC