Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 281 BC?

23 of the people we track were surely alive in 281 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. Archimedes4–9
  2. Ashoka23–24
  3. Epicurus61–62
  4. Zeno of Citium51–56
  5. Pyrrhus of Epirus37
  6. Aristarchus of Samos27–32
  7. Ptolemy II Philadelphus27
  8. Pharnavaz I45
  9. Apollonius of Rhodes9–15
  10. Qu Yuan62
  11. Chrysippus0–1
  12. Ptolemy III Euergetes3
  13. Bindusara39
  14. Antiochus I Soter42–44
  15. Cleanthes50–51
  16. Aratus32–36
  17. Antiochus II Theos5–6
  18. Arsinoe II35–36
  19. Arcesilaus34
  20. Hiero II of Syracuse27
  21. Ctesibius0–5
  22. Strato of Lampsacus52–56
  23. Herophilos54

Where the people alive in 281 BC were born

The 23 best known of those alive in 281 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (22 of 23 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list