Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 118 BC?

18 of the people we track were surely alive in 118 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 Qian17–28
  2. Sulla20
  3. Tigranes the Great22–23
  4. Gaius Marius38–43
  5. Emperor Wu of Han38
  6. Mithridates VI Eupator14–17
  7. Posidonius17
  8. Ptolemy IX Soter24
  9. Jugurtha42–43
  10. Cleopatra II66–70
  11. Ptolemy VIII Physcon64
  12. Cleopatra III40–46
  13. Ptolemy X Alexander I21–22
  14. Zhang Qian82
  15. Dionysius Thrax52–53
  16. Lucius Cornelius Cinna17–18
  17. Cleopatra IV17–23
  18. Alexander Jannaeus7–12

Where the people alive in 118 BC were born

The 18 best known of those alive in 118 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (12 of 18 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list