Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 117 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 117 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.

  1. Sima Qian18–29
  2. Sulla21
  3. Tigranes the Great23–24
  4. Gaius Marius39–44
  5. Emperor Wu of Han39
  6. Mithridates VI Eupator15–18
  7. Posidonius18
  8. Ptolemy XII Auletes0–1
  9. Ptolemy IX Soter25
  10. Jugurtha43–44
  11. Cleopatra II67–71
  12. Ptolemy VIII Physcon65
  13. Cleopatra III41–47
  14. Ptolemy X Alexander I22–23
  15. Zhang Qian83
  16. Dionysius Thrax53–54
  17. Lucius Cornelius Cinna18–19
  18. Cleopatra IV18–24
  19. Alexander Jannaeus8–13

Where the people alive in 117 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 117 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (13 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list