Who was alive in 206 BC?
24 of the people we track were surely alive in 206 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 206 BC
- Second Punic War 218 BC–201 BC
Hannibal41
Eratosthenes70–71
Plautus44–45
Cato the Elder26–31- Apollonius of Perga54–59
Scipio Africanus27–32
Ennius33
Emperor Gaozu of Han50–51
Antiochus III the Great34–39
Livius Andronicus71–76
Antiochus IV Epiphanes7–12- Ptolemy V Epiphanes4
Ptolemy IV Philopator38
Gnaeus Naevius69
Carneades7–8
Masinissa32–33
Philip V of Macedon32–33
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus19–24
Perseus of Macedon4–9- Modu Chanyu28–29
Xiang Yu26
Attalus I63–64
Eumenes II15
Seleucus IV Philopator11–12
Where the people alive in 206 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