Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 238 BC?

32 of the people we track were surely alive in 238 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.

  1. Archimedes47–52
  2. Qin Shi Huang21–22
  3. Ashoka66–67
  4. Hannibal9
  5. Eratosthenes38–39
  6. Plautus12–13
  7. Apollonius of Perga22–27
  8. Aristarchus of Samos70–75
  9. Han Fei40–45
  10. Ennius1
  11. Emperor Gaozu of Han18–19
  12. Pharnavaz I88
  13. Apollonius of Rhodes52–58
  14. Antiochus III the Great2–7
  15. Livius Andronicus39–44
  16. Hamilcar Barca37
  17. Chrysippus43–44
  18. Ptolemy III Euergetes46
  19. Ptolemy IV Philopator6
  20. Li Si42
  21. Cleanthes93–94
  22. Gnaeus Naevius37
  23. Seleucus II Callinicus27–28
  24. Masinissa0–1
  25. Philip V of Macedon0–1
  26. Hiero II of Syracuse70
  27. Ctesibius43–48
  28. Attalus I31–32
  29. Hasdrubal Barca7–8
  30. Seleucus III Ceraunus5–6
  31. Berenice II28–29
  32. Hasdrubal the Fair32–33

Where the people alive in 238 BC were born

The 32 best known of those alive in 238 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 32 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list