Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 256 BC?

27 of the people we track were surely alive in 256 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. Archimedes29–34
  2. Qin Shi Huang3–4
  3. Ashoka48–49
  4. Eratosthenes20–21
  5. Apollonius of Perga4–9
  6. Aristarchus of Samos52–57
  7. Han Fei22–27
  8. Emperor Gaozu of Han0–1
  9. Ptolemy II Philadelphus52
  10. Pharnavaz I70
  11. Apollonius of Rhodes34–40
  12. Livius Andronicus21–26
  13. Hamilcar Barca19
  14. Chrysippus25–26
  15. Ptolemy III Euergetes28
  16. Li Si24
  17. Cleanthes75–76
  18. Aratus57–61
  19. Antiochus II Theos30–31
  20. Gnaeus Naevius19
  21. Seleucus II Callinicus9–10
  22. Arcesilaus59
  23. Hiero II of Syracuse52
  24. Ctesibius25–30
  25. Attalus I13–14
  26. Berenice II10–11
  27. Hasdrubal the Fair14–15

Where the people alive in 256 BC were born

The 27 best known of those alive in 256 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 27 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list