Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 273 BC?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 273 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. Archimedes12–17
  2. Ashoka31–32
  3. Epicurus69–70
  4. Eratosthenes3–4
  5. Zeno of Citium59–64
  6. Pyrrhus of Epirus45
  7. Aristarchus of Samos35–40
  8. Han Fei5–10
  9. Ptolemy II Philadelphus35
  10. Pharnavaz I53
  11. Apollonius of Rhodes17–23
  12. Livius Andronicus4–9
  13. Hamilcar Barca2
  14. Chrysippus8–9
  15. Ptolemy III Euergetes11
  16. Antiochus I Soter50–52
  17. Li Si7
  18. Cleanthes58–59
  19. Aratus40–44
  20. Antiochus II Theos13–14
  21. Gnaeus Naevius2
  22. Arsinoe II43–44
  23. Arcesilaus42
  24. Hiero II of Syracuse35
  25. Ctesibius8–13
  26. Strato of Lampsacus60–64

Where the people alive in 273 BC were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 273 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list