Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 255 BC?

27 of the people we track were surely alive in 255 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. Archimedes30–35
  2. Qin Shi Huang4–5
  3. Ashoka49–50
  4. Eratosthenes21–22
  5. Apollonius of Perga5–10
  6. Aristarchus of Samos53–58
  7. Han Fei23–28
  8. Emperor Gaozu of Han1–2
  9. Ptolemy II Philadelphus53
  10. Pharnavaz I71
  11. Apollonius of Rhodes35–41
  12. Livius Andronicus22–27
  13. Hamilcar Barca20
  14. Chrysippus26–27
  15. Ptolemy III Euergetes29
  16. Li Si25
  17. Cleanthes76–77
  18. Aratus58–62
  19. Antiochus II Theos31–32
  20. Gnaeus Naevius20
  21. Seleucus II Callinicus10–11
  22. Arcesilaus60
  23. Hiero II of Syracuse53
  24. Ctesibius26–31
  25. Attalus I14–15
  26. Berenice II11–12
  27. Hasdrubal the Fair15–16

Where the people alive in 255 BC were born

The 27 best known of those alive in 255 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 27 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list