Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 277 BC?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in 277 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. Archimedes8–13
  2. Ashoka27–28
  3. Epicurus65–66
  4. Zeno of Citium55–60
  5. Pyrrhus of Epirus41
  6. Aristarchus of Samos31–36
  7. Han Fei1–6
  8. Ptolemy II Philadelphus31
  9. Pharnavaz I49
  10. Apollonius of Rhodes13–19
  11. Livius Andronicus0–5
  12. Chrysippus4–5
  13. Ptolemy III Euergetes7
  14. Bindusara43
  15. Antiochus I Soter46–48
  16. Li Si3
  17. Cleanthes54–55
  18. Aratus36–40
  19. Antiochus II Theos9–10
  20. Arsinoe II39–40
  21. Arcesilaus38
  22. Hiero II of Syracuse31
  23. Ctesibius4–9
  24. Strato of Lampsacus56–60

Where the people alive in 277 BC were born

The 24 best known of those alive in 277 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (23 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list