Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 241 BC?

29 of the people we track were surely alive in 241 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. Archimedes44–49
  2. Qin Shi Huang18–19
  3. Ashoka63–64
  4. Hannibal6
  5. Eratosthenes35–36
  6. Plautus9–10
  7. Apollonius of Perga19–24
  8. Aristarchus of Samos67–72
  9. Han Fei37–42
  10. Emperor Gaozu of Han15–16
  11. Pharnavaz I85
  12. Apollonius of Rhodes49–55
  13. Livius Andronicus36–41
  14. Hamilcar Barca34
  15. Chrysippus40–41
  16. Ptolemy III Euergetes43
  17. Ptolemy IV Philopator3
  18. Li Si39
  19. Cleanthes90–91
  20. Gnaeus Naevius34
  21. Seleucus II Callinicus24–25
  22. Arcesilaus74
  23. Hiero II of Syracuse67
  24. Ctesibius40–45
  25. Attalus I28–29
  26. Hasdrubal Barca4–5
  27. Seleucus III Ceraunus2–3
  28. Berenice II25–26
  29. Hasdrubal the Fair29–30

Where the people alive in 241 BC were born

The 29 best known of those alive in 241 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 29 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list