Who was alive in 232 BC?
32 of the people we track were surely alive in 232 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 232 BC: Xiang Yu.
Died in 232 BC: Cleanthes.
Archimedes53–58- Qin Shi Huang27–28
Hannibal15
Eratosthenes44–45
Plautus18–19
Cato the Elder0–5- Apollonius of Perga28–33
Scipio Africanus1–6
Ennius7
Emperor Gaozu of Han24–25
Apollonius of Rhodes58–64
Antiochus III the Great8–13
Livius Andronicus45–50
Hamilcar Barca43
Chrysippus49–50
Ptolemy III Euergetes52
Ptolemy IV Philopator12- Li Si48
Cleanthes†
Gnaeus Naevius43
Seleucus II Callinicus33–34
Masinissa6–7
Philip V of Macedon6–7- Modu Chanyu2–3
Xiang Yuborn
Hiero II of Syracuse76- Ctesibius49–54
Attalus I37–38
Hasdrubal Barca13–14
Seleucus III Ceraunus11–12
Berenice II34–35
Hasdrubal the Fair38–39
Where the people alive in 232 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
- Hamilcar Barca: Carthage
- Chrysippus: Soli
- Ptolemy III Euergetes: Kos
- Li Si: Shangcai County
- Cleanthes: Assos
- Gnaeus Naevius: ancient Capua
- Xiang Yu: Suqian
- Hiero II of Syracuse: Syracuse
- Ctesibius: Alexandria
- Hasdrubal Barca: Carthage
- Berenice II: Cyrene
- Hasdrubal the Fair: Carthage