Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 259 BC?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 259 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. Archimedes26–31
  2. Qin Shi Huang0–1
  3. Ashoka45–46
  4. Eratosthenes17–18
  5. Apollonius of Perga1–6
  6. Aristarchus of Samos49–54
  7. Han Fei19–24
  8. Ptolemy II Philadelphus49
  9. Pharnavaz I67
  10. Apollonius of Rhodes31–37
  11. Livius Andronicus18–23
  12. Hamilcar Barca16
  13. Chrysippus22–23
  14. Ptolemy III Euergetes25
  15. Li Si21
  16. Cleanthes72–73
  17. Aratus54–58
  18. Antiochus II Theos27–28
  19. Gnaeus Naevius16
  20. Seleucus II Callinicus6–7
  21. Arcesilaus56
  22. Hiero II of Syracuse49
  23. Ctesibius22–27
  24. Attalus I10–11
  25. Berenice II7–8
  26. Hasdrubal the Fair11–12

Where the people alive in 259 BC were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 259 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list