Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 250 BC?

28 of the people we track were surely alive in 250 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. Archimedes35–40
  2. Qin Shi Huang9–10
  3. Ashoka54–55
  4. Eratosthenes26–27
  5. Plautus0–1
  6. Apollonius of Perga10–15
  7. Aristarchus of Samos58–63
  8. Han Fei28–33
  9. Emperor Gaozu of Han6–7
  10. Ptolemy II Philadelphus58
  11. Pharnavaz I76
  12. Apollonius of Rhodes40–46
  13. Livius Andronicus27–32
  14. Hamilcar Barca25
  15. Chrysippus31–32
  16. Ptolemy III Euergetes34
  17. Li Si30
  18. Cleanthes81–82
  19. Aratus63–67
  20. Antiochus II Theos36–37
  21. Gnaeus Naevius25
  22. Seleucus II Callinicus15–16
  23. Arcesilaus65
  24. Hiero II of Syracuse58
  25. Ctesibius31–36
  26. Attalus I19–20
  27. Berenice II16–17
  28. Hasdrubal the Fair20–21

Where the people alive in 250 BC were born

The 28 best known of those alive in 250 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 28 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list