Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 234 BC?

33 of the people we track were surely alive in 234 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 234 BC: Pharnavaz I.

  1. Archimedes51–56
  2. Qin Shi Huang25–26
  3. Ashoka70–71
  4. Hannibal13
  5. Eratosthenes42–43
  6. Plautus16–17
  7. Apollonius of Perga26–31
  8. Aristarchus of Samos74–79
  9. Han Fei44–49
  10. Ennius5
  11. Emperor Gaozu of Han22–23
  12. Pharnavaz I91 or 92 †
  13. Apollonius of Rhodes56–62
  14. Antiochus III the Great6–11
  15. Livius Andronicus43–48
  16. Hamilcar Barca41
  17. Chrysippus47–48
  18. Ptolemy III Euergetes50
  19. Ptolemy IV Philopator10
  20. Li Si46
  21. Cleanthes97–98
  22. Gnaeus Naevius41
  23. Seleucus II Callinicus31–32
  24. Masinissa4–5
  25. Philip V of Macedon4–5
  26. Modu Chanyu0–1
  27. Hiero II of Syracuse74
  28. Ctesibius47–52
  29. Attalus I35–36
  30. Hasdrubal Barca11–12
  31. Seleucus III Ceraunus9–10
  32. Berenice II32–33
  33. Hasdrubal the Fair36–37

Where the people alive in 234 BC were born

The 33 best known of those alive in 234 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 33 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list