Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 270 BC?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in 270 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. Archimedes15–20
  2. Ashoka34–35
  3. Eratosthenes6–7
  4. Zeno of Citium62–67
  5. Aristarchus of Samos38–43
  6. Han Fei8–13
  7. Ptolemy II Philadelphus38
  8. Pharnavaz I56
  9. Apollonius of Rhodes20–26
  10. Livius Andronicus7–12
  11. Hamilcar Barca5
  12. Chrysippus11–12
  13. Ptolemy III Euergetes14
  14. Antiochus I Soter53–55
  15. Li Si10
  16. Cleanthes61–62
  17. Aratus43–47
  18. Antiochus II Theos16–17
  19. Gnaeus Naevius5
  20. Arsinoe II46–47
  21. Arcesilaus45
  22. Hiero II of Syracuse38
  23. Ctesibius11–16
  24. Hasdrubal the Fair0–1

Where the people alive in 270 BC were born

The 24 best known of those alive in 270 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list