Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 253 BC?

27 of the people we track were surely alive in 253 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. Archimedes32–37
  2. Qin Shi Huang6–7
  3. Ashoka51–52
  4. Eratosthenes23–24
  5. Apollonius of Perga7–12
  6. Aristarchus of Samos55–60
  7. Han Fei25–30
  8. Emperor Gaozu of Han3–4
  9. Ptolemy II Philadelphus55
  10. Pharnavaz I73
  11. Apollonius of Rhodes37–43
  12. Livius Andronicus24–29
  13. Hamilcar Barca22
  14. Chrysippus28–29
  15. Ptolemy III Euergetes31
  16. Li Si27
  17. Cleanthes78–79
  18. Aratus60–64
  19. Antiochus II Theos33–34
  20. Gnaeus Naevius22
  21. Seleucus II Callinicus12–13
  22. Arcesilaus62
  23. Hiero II of Syracuse55
  24. Ctesibius28–33
  25. Attalus I16–17
  26. Berenice II13–14
  27. Hasdrubal the Fair17–18

Where the people alive in 253 BC were born

The 27 best known of those alive in 253 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 27 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list