Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 101 BC?

21 of the people we track were surely alive in 101 BC. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.

Died in 101 BC: Cleopatra III.

  1. Cicero6
  2. Sima Qian34–45
  3. Pompey5
  4. Spartacus2–3
  5. Sulla37
  6. Marcus Terentius Varro15
  7. Marcus Licinius Crassus14–15
  8. Tigranes the Great39–40
  9. Gaius Marius55–60
  10. Emperor Wu of Han55
  11. Mithridates VI Eupator31–34
  12. Posidonius34
  13. Catiline7–8
  14. Ptolemy XII Auletes16–17
  15. Ptolemy IX Soter41
  16. Cleopatra III†
  17. Ptolemy X Alexander I38–39
  18. Lucullus14–19
  19. Dionysius Thrax69–70
  20. Lucius Cornelius Cinna34–35
  21. Alexander Jannaeus24–29

Where the people alive in 101 BC were born

The 21 best known of those alive in 101 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (16 of 21 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list