Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 258 BC?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 258 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. Archimedes27–32
  2. Qin Shi Huang1–2
  3. Ashoka46–47
  4. Eratosthenes18–19
  5. Apollonius of Perga2–7
  6. Aristarchus of Samos50–55
  7. Han Fei20–25
  8. Ptolemy II Philadelphus50
  9. Pharnavaz I68
  10. Apollonius of Rhodes32–38
  11. Livius Andronicus19–24
  12. Hamilcar Barca17
  13. Chrysippus23–24
  14. Ptolemy III Euergetes26
  15. Li Si22
  16. Cleanthes73–74
  17. Aratus55–59
  18. Antiochus II Theos28–29
  19. Gnaeus Naevius17
  20. Seleucus II Callinicus7–8
  21. Arcesilaus57
  22. Hiero II of Syracuse50
  23. Ctesibius23–28
  24. Attalus I11–12
  25. Berenice II8–9
  26. Hasdrubal the Fair12–13

Where the people alive in 258 BC were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 258 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list