Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 251 BC?

27 of the people we track were surely alive in 251 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. Archimedes34–39
  2. Qin Shi Huang8–9
  3. Ashoka53–54
  4. Eratosthenes25–26
  5. Apollonius of Perga9–14
  6. Aristarchus of Samos57–62
  7. Han Fei27–32
  8. Emperor Gaozu of Han5–6
  9. Ptolemy II Philadelphus57
  10. Pharnavaz I75
  11. Apollonius of Rhodes39–45
  12. Livius Andronicus26–31
  13. Hamilcar Barca24
  14. Chrysippus30–31
  15. Ptolemy III Euergetes33
  16. Li Si29
  17. Cleanthes80–81
  18. Aratus62–66
  19. Antiochus II Theos35–36
  20. Gnaeus Naevius24
  21. Seleucus II Callinicus14–15
  22. Arcesilaus64
  23. Hiero II of Syracuse57
  24. Ctesibius30–35
  25. Attalus I18–19
  26. Berenice II15–16
  27. Hasdrubal the Fair19–20

Where the people alive in 251 BC were born

The 27 best known of those alive in 251 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 27 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list