Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 284 BC?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 284 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 284 BC: Ptolemy III Euergetes.

  1. Archimedes1–6
  2. Ashoka20–21
  3. Epicurus58–59
  4. Chanakya91–92
  5. Zeno of Citium48–53
  6. Pyrrhus of Epirus34
  7. Aristarchus of Samos24–29
  8. Seleucus I Nicator74–75
  9. Ptolemy II Philadelphus24
  10. Pharnavaz I42
  11. Apollonius of Rhodes6–12
  12. Qu Yuan59
  13. Ptolemy III Euergetesborn
  14. Bindusara36
  15. Antiochus I Soter39–41
  16. Lysimachus69–77
  17. Cleanthes47–48
  18. Aratus29–33
  19. Antiochus II Theos2–3
  20. Demetrius of Phalerum66–67
  21. Demetrius I Poliorcetes52–54
  22. Arsinoe II32–33
  23. Arcesilaus31
  24. Hiero II of Syracuse24
  25. Strato of Lampsacus49–53
  26. Herophilos51

Where the people alive in 284 BC were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 284 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list