Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 280 BC?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in 280 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.

Born in 280 BC: Li Si.

Died in 280 BC: Herophilos.

  1. Archimedes5–10
  2. Ashoka24–25
  3. Epicurus62–63
  4. Zeno of Citium52–57
  5. Pyrrhus of Epirus38
  6. Aristarchus of Samos28–33
  7. Ptolemy II Philadelphus28
  8. Pharnavaz I46
  9. Apollonius of Rhodes10–16
  10. Qu Yuan63
  11. Chrysippus1–2
  12. Ptolemy III Euergetes4
  13. Bindusara40
  14. Antiochus I Soter43–45
  15. Li Siborn
  16. Cleanthes51–52
  17. Aratus33–37
  18. Antiochus II Theos6–7
  19. Arsinoe II36–37
  20. Arcesilaus35
  21. Hiero II of Syracuse28
  22. Ctesibius1–6
  23. Strato of Lampsacus53–57
  24. Herophilos54 or 55 †

Where the people alive in 280 BC were born

The 24 best known of those alive in 280 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (23 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list