Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 262 BC?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in 262 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. Archimedes23–28
  2. Ashoka42–43
  3. Eratosthenes14–15
  4. Aristarchus of Samos46–51
  5. Han Fei16–21
  6. Ptolemy II Philadelphus46
  7. Pharnavaz I64
  8. Apollonius of Rhodes28–34
  9. Livius Andronicus15–20
  10. Hamilcar Barca13
  11. Chrysippus19–20
  12. Ptolemy III Euergetes22
  13. Li Si18
  14. Cleanthes69–70
  15. Aratus51–55
  16. Antiochus II Theos24–25
  17. Gnaeus Naevius13
  18. Seleucus II Callinicus3–4
  19. Arcesilaus53
  20. Hiero II of Syracuse46
  21. Ctesibius19–24
  22. Attalus I7–8
  23. Berenice II4–5
  24. Hasdrubal the Fair8–9

Where the people alive in 262 BC were born

The 24 best known of those alive in 262 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (22 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list