Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 142 BC?

17 of the people we track were surely alive in 142 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.

Born in 142 BC: Ptolemy IX Soter.

  1. Polybius57–61
  2. Hipparchus46–51
  3. Gaius Marius14–19
  4. Emperor Wu of Han14
  5. Apollodorus of Athens35–40
  6. Tiberius Gracchus20
  7. Scipio Aemilianus40–46
  8. Mithridates I of Parthia53
  9. Ptolemy IX Soterborn
  10. Jugurtha18–19
  11. Carneades71–72
  12. Cleopatra II42–46
  13. Ptolemy VIII Physcon40
  14. Cleopatra III16–22
  15. Gaius Gracchus10–15
  16. Zhang Qian58
  17. Dionysius Thrax28–29

Where the people alive in 142 BC were born

The 17 best known of those alive in 142 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (12 of 17 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list