Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 271 BC?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in 271 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. Archimedes14–19
  2. Ashoka33–34
  3. Epicurus71–72
  4. Eratosthenes5–6
  5. Zeno of Citium61–66
  6. Aristarchus of Samos37–42
  7. Han Fei7–12
  8. Ptolemy II Philadelphus37
  9. Pharnavaz I55
  10. Apollonius of Rhodes19–25
  11. Livius Andronicus6–11
  12. Hamilcar Barca4
  13. Chrysippus10–11
  14. Ptolemy III Euergetes13
  15. Antiochus I Soter52–54
  16. Li Si9
  17. Cleanthes60–61
  18. Aratus42–46
  19. Antiochus II Theos15–16
  20. Gnaeus Naevius4
  21. Arsinoe II45–46
  22. Arcesilaus44
  23. Hiero II of Syracuse37
  24. Ctesibius10–15

Where the people alive in 271 BC were born

The 24 best known of those alive in 271 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list