Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 248 BC?

28 of the people we track were surely alive in 248 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. Archimedes37–42
  2. Qin Shi Huang11–12
  3. Ashoka56–57
  4. Eratosthenes28–29
  5. Plautus2–3
  6. Apollonius of Perga12–17
  7. Aristarchus of Samos60–65
  8. Han Fei30–35
  9. Emperor Gaozu of Han8–9
  10. Ptolemy II Philadelphus60
  11. Pharnavaz I78
  12. Apollonius of Rhodes42–48
  13. Livius Andronicus29–34
  14. Hamilcar Barca27
  15. Chrysippus33–34
  16. Ptolemy III Euergetes36
  17. Li Si32
  18. Cleanthes83–84
  19. Aratus65–69
  20. Antiochus II Theos38–39
  21. Gnaeus Naevius27
  22. Seleucus II Callinicus17–18
  23. Arcesilaus67
  24. Hiero II of Syracuse60
  25. Ctesibius33–38
  26. Attalus I21–22
  27. Berenice II18–19
  28. Hasdrubal the Fair22–23

Where the people alive in 248 BC were born

The 28 best known of those alive in 248 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 28 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list