Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 249 BC?

28 of the people we track were surely alive in 249 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. Archimedes36–41
  2. Qin Shi Huang10–11
  3. Ashoka55–56
  4. Eratosthenes27–28
  5. Plautus1–2
  6. Apollonius of Perga11–16
  7. Aristarchus of Samos59–64
  8. Han Fei29–34
  9. Emperor Gaozu of Han7–8
  10. Ptolemy II Philadelphus59
  11. Pharnavaz I77
  12. Apollonius of Rhodes41–47
  13. Livius Andronicus28–33
  14. Hamilcar Barca26
  15. Chrysippus32–33
  16. Ptolemy III Euergetes35
  17. Li Si31
  18. Cleanthes82–83
  19. Aratus64–68
  20. Antiochus II Theos37–38
  21. Gnaeus Naevius26
  22. Seleucus II Callinicus16–17
  23. Arcesilaus66
  24. Hiero II of Syracuse59
  25. Ctesibius32–37
  26. Attalus I20–21
  27. Berenice II17–18
  28. Hasdrubal the Fair21–22

Where the people alive in 249 BC were born

The 28 best known of those alive in 249 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 28 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list