Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 156 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 156 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 156 BC: Emperor Wu of Han.

  1. Cato the Elder76–81
  2. Polybius43–47
  3. Hipparchus32–37
  4. Gaius Marius0–5
  5. Emperor Wu of Hanborn
  6. Apollodorus of Athens21–26
  7. Tiberius Gracchus6
  8. Scipio Aemilianus26–32
  9. Ptolemy VI Philometor28–30
  10. Mithridates I of Parthia39
  11. Jugurtha4–5
  12. Carneades57–58
  13. Cleopatra II28–32
  14. Ptolemy VIII Physcon26
  15. Masinissa82–83
  16. Cleopatra III2–8
  17. Zhang Qian44
  18. Demetrius I Soter31–32
  19. Dionysius Thrax14–15

Where the people alive in 156 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 156 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (13 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list