Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 257 BC?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 257 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. Archimedes28–33
  2. Qin Shi Huang2–3
  3. Ashoka47–48
  4. Eratosthenes19–20
  5. Apollonius of Perga3–8
  6. Aristarchus of Samos51–56
  7. Han Fei21–26
  8. Ptolemy II Philadelphus51
  9. Pharnavaz I69
  10. Apollonius of Rhodes33–39
  11. Livius Andronicus20–25
  12. Hamilcar Barca18
  13. Chrysippus24–25
  14. Ptolemy III Euergetes27
  15. Li Si23
  16. Cleanthes74–75
  17. Aratus56–60
  18. Antiochus II Theos29–30
  19. Gnaeus Naevius18
  20. Seleucus II Callinicus8–9
  21. Arcesilaus58
  22. Hiero II of Syracuse51
  23. Ctesibius24–29
  24. Attalus I12–13
  25. Berenice II9–10
  26. Hasdrubal the Fair13–14

Where the people alive in 257 BC were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 257 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list