Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 240 BC?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in 240 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 240 BC: Arcesilaus.

  1. Archimedes45–50
  2. Qin Shi Huang19–20
  3. Ashoka64–65
  4. Hannibal7
  5. Eratosthenes36–37
  6. Plautus10–11
  7. Apollonius of Perga20–25
  8. Aristarchus of Samos68–73
  9. Han Fei38–43
  10. Emperor Gaozu of Han16–17
  11. Pharnavaz I86
  12. Apollonius of Rhodes50–56
  13. Antiochus III the Great0–5
  14. Livius Andronicus37–42
  15. Hamilcar Barca35
  16. Chrysippus41–42
  17. Ptolemy III Euergetes44
  18. Ptolemy IV Philopator4
  19. Li Si40
  20. Cleanthes91–92
  21. Gnaeus Naevius35
  22. Seleucus II Callinicus25–26
  23. Arcesilaus74 or 75 †
  24. Hiero II of Syracuse68
  25. Ctesibius41–46
  26. Attalus I29–30
  27. Hasdrubal Barca5–6
  28. Seleucus III Ceraunus3–4
  29. Berenice II26–27
  30. Hasdrubal the Fair30–31

Where the people alive in 240 BC were born

The 30 best known of those alive in 240 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list