Who was alive in 162 BC?
18 of the people we track were surely alive in 162 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 162 BC: Tiberius Gracchus.
Cato the Elder70–75
Terence23–29
Polybius37–41
Hipparchus26–31- Apollodorus of Athens15–20
Tiberius Gracchusborn
Scipio Aemilianus20–26
Ptolemy VI Philometor22–24
Mithridates I of Parthia33
Carneades51–52
Cleopatra II22–26
Ptolemy VIII Physcon20
Masinissa76–77
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus63–68
Eumenes II59
Zhang Qian38
Demetrius I Soter25–26- Dionysius Thrax8–9
Where the people alive in 162 BC were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Cato the Elder: Tusculum
- Terence: Carthage
- Polybius: Megalopolis
- Hipparchus: Nicaea
- Apollodorus of Athens: Classical Athens
- Tiberius Gracchus: Rome
- Scipio Aemilianus: Ancient Rome
- Mithridates I of Parthia: Parthian Empire
- Carneades: Cyrene
- Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus: Ancient Rome
- Zhang Qian: Chenggu County
- Dionysius Thrax: Alexandria