Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 263 BC?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in 263 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. Archimedes22–27
  2. Ashoka41–42
  3. Eratosthenes13–14
  4. Aristarchus of Samos45–50
  5. Han Fei15–20
  6. Ptolemy II Philadelphus45
  7. Pharnavaz I63
  8. Apollonius of Rhodes27–33
  9. Livius Andronicus14–19
  10. Hamilcar Barca12
  11. Chrysippus18–19
  12. Ptolemy III Euergetes21
  13. Antiochus I Soter60–62
  14. Li Si17
  15. Cleanthes68–69
  16. Aratus50–54
  17. Antiochus II Theos23–24
  18. Gnaeus Naevius12
  19. Seleucus II Callinicus2–3
  20. Arcesilaus52
  21. Hiero II of Syracuse45
  22. Ctesibius18–23
  23. Attalus I6–7
  24. Berenice II3–4
  25. Hasdrubal the Fair7–8

Where the people alive in 263 BC were born

The 25 best known of those alive in 263 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (23 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list