Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 242 BC?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in 242 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. Archimedes43–48
  2. Qin Shi Huang17–18
  3. Ashoka62–63
  4. Hannibal5
  5. Eratosthenes34–35
  6. Plautus8–9
  7. Apollonius of Perga18–23
  8. Aristarchus of Samos66–71
  9. Han Fei36–41
  10. Emperor Gaozu of Han14–15
  11. Pharnavaz I84
  12. Apollonius of Rhodes48–54
  13. Livius Andronicus35–40
  14. Hamilcar Barca33
  15. Chrysippus39–40
  16. Ptolemy III Euergetes42
  17. Ptolemy IV Philopator2
  18. Li Si38
  19. Cleanthes89–90
  20. Aratus71–75
  21. Gnaeus Naevius33
  22. Seleucus II Callinicus23–24
  23. Arcesilaus73
  24. Hiero II of Syracuse66
  25. Ctesibius39–44
  26. Attalus I27–28
  27. Hasdrubal Barca3–4
  28. Seleucus III Ceraunus1–2
  29. Berenice II24–25
  30. Hasdrubal the Fair28–29

Where the people alive in 242 BC were born

The 30 best known of those alive in 242 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list