Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 274 BC?

27 of the people we track were surely alive in 274 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. Archimedes11–16
  2. Ashoka30–31
  3. Epicurus68–69
  4. Eratosthenes2–3
  5. Zeno of Citium58–63
  6. Pyrrhus of Epirus44
  7. Aristarchus of Samos34–39
  8. Han Fei4–9
  9. Ptolemy II Philadelphus34
  10. Pharnavaz I52
  11. Apollonius of Rhodes16–22
  12. Livius Andronicus3–8
  13. Hamilcar Barca1
  14. Chrysippus7–8
  15. Ptolemy III Euergetes10
  16. Bindusara46
  17. Antiochus I Soter49–51
  18. Li Si6
  19. Cleanthes57–58
  20. Aratus39–43
  21. Antiochus II Theos12–13
  22. Gnaeus Naevius1
  23. Arsinoe II42–43
  24. Arcesilaus41
  25. Hiero II of Syracuse34
  26. Ctesibius7–12
  27. Strato of Lampsacus59–63

Where the people alive in 274 BC were born

The 27 best known of those alive in 274 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 27 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list