Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 245 BC?

28 of the people we track were surely alive in 245 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. Archimedes40–45
  2. Qin Shi Huang14–15
  3. Ashoka59–60
  4. Hannibal2
  5. Eratosthenes31–32
  6. Plautus5–6
  7. Apollonius of Perga15–20
  8. Aristarchus of Samos63–68
  9. Han Fei33–38
  10. Emperor Gaozu of Han11–12
  11. Pharnavaz I81
  12. Apollonius of Rhodes45–51
  13. Livius Andronicus32–37
  14. Hamilcar Barca30
  15. Chrysippus36–37
  16. Ptolemy III Euergetes39
  17. Li Si35
  18. Cleanthes86–87
  19. Aratus68–72
  20. Gnaeus Naevius30
  21. Seleucus II Callinicus20–21
  22. Arcesilaus70
  23. Hiero II of Syracuse63
  24. Ctesibius36–41
  25. Attalus I24–25
  26. Hasdrubal Barca0–1
  27. Berenice II21–22
  28. Hasdrubal the Fair25–26

Where the people alive in 245 BC were born

The 28 best known of those alive in 245 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 28 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list