Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 243 BC?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in 243 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. Archimedes42–47
  2. Qin Shi Huang16–17
  3. Ashoka61–62
  4. Hannibal4
  5. Eratosthenes33–34
  6. Plautus7–8
  7. Apollonius of Perga17–22
  8. Aristarchus of Samos65–70
  9. Han Fei35–40
  10. Emperor Gaozu of Han13–14
  11. Pharnavaz I83
  12. Apollonius of Rhodes47–53
  13. Livius Andronicus34–39
  14. Hamilcar Barca32
  15. Chrysippus38–39
  16. Ptolemy III Euergetes41
  17. Ptolemy IV Philopator1
  18. Li Si37
  19. Cleanthes88–89
  20. Aratus70–74
  21. Gnaeus Naevius32
  22. Seleucus II Callinicus22–23
  23. Arcesilaus72
  24. Hiero II of Syracuse65
  25. Ctesibius38–43
  26. Attalus I26–27
  27. Hasdrubal Barca2–3
  28. Seleucus III Ceraunus0–1
  29. Berenice II23–24
  30. Hasdrubal the Fair27–28

Where the people alive in 243 BC were born

The 30 best known of those alive in 243 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list