Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 266 BC?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in 266 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. Archimedes19–24
  2. Ashoka38–39
  3. Eratosthenes10–11
  4. Zeno of Citium66–71
  5. Aristarchus of Samos42–47
  6. Han Fei12–17
  7. Ptolemy II Philadelphus42
  8. Pharnavaz I60
  9. Apollonius of Rhodes24–30
  10. Livius Andronicus11–16
  11. Hamilcar Barca9
  12. Chrysippus15–16
  13. Ptolemy III Euergetes18
  14. Antiochus I Soter57–59
  15. Li Si14
  16. Cleanthes65–66
  17. Aratus47–51
  18. Antiochus II Theos20–21
  19. Gnaeus Naevius9
  20. Arcesilaus49
  21. Hiero II of Syracuse42
  22. Ctesibius15–20
  23. Attalus I3–4
  24. Berenice II0–1
  25. Hasdrubal the Fair4–5

Where the people alive in 266 BC were born

The 25 best known of those alive in 266 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list