Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 278 BC?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in 278 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 278 BC: Qu Yuan.

  1. Archimedes7–12
  2. Ashoka26–27
  3. Epicurus64–65
  4. Zeno of Citium54–59
  5. Pyrrhus of Epirus40
  6. Aristarchus of Samos30–35
  7. Han Fei0–5
  8. Ptolemy II Philadelphus30
  9. Pharnavaz I48
  10. Apollonius of Rhodes12–18
  11. Qu Yuan64 or 65 †
  12. Chrysippus3–4
  13. Ptolemy III Euergetes6
  14. Bindusara42
  15. Antiochus I Soter45–47
  16. Li Si2
  17. Cleanthes53–54
  18. Aratus35–39
  19. Antiochus II Theos8–9
  20. Arsinoe II38–39
  21. Arcesilaus37
  22. Hiero II of Syracuse30
  23. Ctesibius3–8
  24. Strato of Lampsacus55–59

Where the people alive in 278 BC were born

The 24 best known of those alive in 278 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (23 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list