Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 260 BC?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in 260 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. Archimedes25–30
  2. Ashoka44–45
  3. Eratosthenes16–17
  4. Apollonius of Perga0–5
  5. Aristarchus of Samos48–53
  6. Han Fei18–23
  7. Ptolemy II Philadelphus48
  8. Pharnavaz I66
  9. Apollonius of Rhodes30–36
  10. Livius Andronicus17–22
  11. Hamilcar Barca15
  12. Chrysippus21–22
  13. Ptolemy III Euergetes24
  14. Li Si20
  15. Cleanthes71–72
  16. Aratus53–57
  17. Antiochus II Theos26–27
  18. Gnaeus Naevius15
  19. Seleucus II Callinicus5–6
  20. Arcesilaus55
  21. Hiero II of Syracuse48
  22. Ctesibius21–26
  23. Attalus I9–10
  24. Berenice II6–7
  25. Hasdrubal the Fair10–11

Where the people alive in 260 BC were born

The 25 best known of those alive in 260 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (23 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list