Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 261 BC?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in 261 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. Archimedes24–29
  2. Ashoka43–44
  3. Eratosthenes15–16
  4. Aristarchus of Samos47–52
  5. Han Fei17–22
  6. Ptolemy II Philadelphus47
  7. Pharnavaz I65
  8. Apollonius of Rhodes29–35
  9. Livius Andronicus16–21
  10. Hamilcar Barca14
  11. Chrysippus20–21
  12. Ptolemy III Euergetes23
  13. Li Si19
  14. Cleanthes70–71
  15. Aratus52–56
  16. Antiochus II Theos25–26
  17. Gnaeus Naevius14
  18. Seleucus II Callinicus4–5
  19. Arcesilaus54
  20. Hiero II of Syracuse47
  21. Ctesibius20–25
  22. Attalus I8–9
  23. Berenice II5–6
  24. Hasdrubal the Fair9–10

Where the people alive in 261 BC were born

The 24 best known of those alive in 261 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (22 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list