Who was alive in 203 BC?
23 of the people we track were surely alive in 203 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.
Events in 203 BC
- Second Punic War 218 BC–201 BC
Hannibal44
Eratosthenes73–74
Plautus47–48
Cato the Elder29–34- Apollonius of Perga57–62
Scipio Africanus30–35
Ennius36
Emperor Gaozu of Han53–54
Antiochus III the Great37–42
Livius Andronicus74–79
Antiochus IV Epiphanes10–15- Ptolemy V Epiphanes7
Gnaeus Naevius72
Carneades10–11
Masinissa35–36
Philip V of Macedon35–36
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus22–27
Perseus of Macedon7–12- Modu Chanyu31–32
Xiang Yu29
Attalus I66–67
Eumenes II18
Seleucus IV Philopator14–15
Where the people alive in 203 BC were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Hannibal: Carthage
- Eratosthenes: Cyrene
- Plautus: Sarsina
- Cato the Elder: Tusculum
- Apollonius of Perga: Perge
- Scipio Africanus: Ancient Rome
- Ennius: Rudiae
- Emperor Gaozu of Han: Pei County
- Antiochus III the Great: Susa
- Livius Andronicus: Taras
- Gnaeus Naevius: ancient Capua
- Carneades: Cyrene
- Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus: Ancient Rome
- Perseus of Macedon: Pella
- Xiang Yu: Suqian