Who was alive in 204 BC?
24 of the people we track were surely alive in 204 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.
Died in 204 BC: Ptolemy IV Philopator.
Events in 204 BC
- Second Punic War 218 BC–201 BC
Hannibal43
Eratosthenes72–73
Plautus46–47
Cato the Elder28–33- Apollonius of Perga56–61
Scipio Africanus29–34
Ennius35
Emperor Gaozu of Han52–53
Antiochus III the Great36–41
Livius Andronicus73–78
Antiochus IV Epiphanes9–14- Ptolemy V Epiphanes6
Ptolemy IV Philopator40 †
Gnaeus Naevius71
Carneades9–10
Masinissa34–35
Philip V of Macedon34–35
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus21–26
Perseus of Macedon6–11- Modu Chanyu30–31
Xiang Yu28
Attalus I65–66
Eumenes II17
Seleucus IV Philopator13–14
Where the people alive in 204 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