Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 254 BC?

27 of the people we track were surely alive in 254 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. Archimedes31–36
  2. Qin Shi Huang5–6
  3. Ashoka50–51
  4. Eratosthenes22–23
  5. Apollonius of Perga6–11
  6. Aristarchus of Samos54–59
  7. Han Fei24–29
  8. Emperor Gaozu of Han2–3
  9. Ptolemy II Philadelphus54
  10. Pharnavaz I72
  11. Apollonius of Rhodes36–42
  12. Livius Andronicus23–28
  13. Hamilcar Barca21
  14. Chrysippus27–28
  15. Ptolemy III Euergetes30
  16. Li Si26
  17. Cleanthes77–78
  18. Aratus59–63
  19. Antiochus II Theos32–33
  20. Gnaeus Naevius21
  21. Seleucus II Callinicus11–12
  22. Arcesilaus61
  23. Hiero II of Syracuse54
  24. Ctesibius27–32
  25. Attalus I15–16
  26. Berenice II12–13
  27. Hasdrubal the Fair16–17

Where the people alive in 254 BC were born

The 27 best known of those alive in 254 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 27 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list