Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 252 BC?

27 of the people we track were surely alive in 252 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. Archimedes33–38
  2. Qin Shi Huang7–8
  3. Ashoka52–53
  4. Eratosthenes24–25
  5. Apollonius of Perga8–13
  6. Aristarchus of Samos56–61
  7. Han Fei26–31
  8. Emperor Gaozu of Han4–5
  9. Ptolemy II Philadelphus56
  10. Pharnavaz I74
  11. Apollonius of Rhodes38–44
  12. Livius Andronicus25–30
  13. Hamilcar Barca23
  14. Chrysippus29–30
  15. Ptolemy III Euergetes32
  16. Li Si28
  17. Cleanthes79–80
  18. Aratus61–65
  19. Antiochus II Theos34–35
  20. Gnaeus Naevius23
  21. Seleucus II Callinicus13–14
  22. Arcesilaus63
  23. Hiero II of Syracuse56
  24. Ctesibius29–34
  25. Attalus I17–18
  26. Berenice II14–15
  27. Hasdrubal the Fair18–19

Where the people alive in 252 BC were born

The 27 best known of those alive in 252 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 27 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list