Who was alive in 225 BC?
30 of the people we track were surely alive in 225 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 225 BC
- Qin unifies China 230 BC–221 BC
Archimedes60–65- Qin Shi Huang34–35
Hannibal22
Eratosthenes51–52
Plautus25–26
Cato the Elder7–12- Apollonius of Perga35–40
Scipio Africanus8–13
Ennius14
Emperor Gaozu of Han31–32
Apollonius of Rhodes65–71
Antiochus III the Great15–20
Livius Andronicus52–57
Chrysippus56–57
Ptolemy III Euergetes59
Ptolemy IV Philopator19- Li Si55
Gnaeus Naevius50
Masinissa13–14
Philip V of Macedon13–14
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus0–5- Modu Chanyu9–10
Xiang Yu7
Hiero II of Syracuse83- Ctesibius56–61
Attalus I44–45
Hasdrubal Barca20–21
Seleucus III Ceraunus18–19
Berenice II41–42
Hasdrubal the Fair45–46
Where the people alive in 225 BC were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Archimedes: Syracuse
- Qin Shi Huang: Handan
- 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
- Apollonius of Rhodes: Alexandria
- Antiochus III the Great: Susa
- Livius Andronicus: Taras
- Chrysippus: Soli
- Ptolemy III Euergetes: Kos
- Li Si: Shangcai County
- Gnaeus Naevius: ancient Capua
- Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus: Ancient Rome
- Xiang Yu: Suqian
- Hiero II of Syracuse: Syracuse
- Ctesibius: Alexandria
- Hasdrubal Barca: Carthage
- Berenice II: Cyrene
- Hasdrubal the Fair: Carthage