Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 272 BC?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 272 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.

Died in 272 BC: Pyrrhus of Epirus.

  1. Archimedes13–18
  2. Ashoka32–33
  3. Epicurus70–71
  4. Eratosthenes4–5
  5. Zeno of Citium60–65
  6. Pyrrhus of Epirus45 or 46 †
  7. Aristarchus of Samos36–41
  8. Han Fei6–11
  9. Ptolemy II Philadelphus36
  10. Pharnavaz I54
  11. Apollonius of Rhodes18–24
  12. Livius Andronicus5–10
  13. Hamilcar Barca3
  14. Chrysippus9–10
  15. Ptolemy III Euergetes12
  16. Antiochus I Soter51–53
  17. Li Si8
  18. Cleanthes59–60
  19. Aratus41–45
  20. Antiochus II Theos14–15
  21. Gnaeus Naevius3
  22. Arsinoe II44–45
  23. Arcesilaus43
  24. Hiero II of Syracuse36
  25. Ctesibius9–14
  26. Strato of Lampsacus61–65

Where the people alive in 272 BC were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 272 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list