Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 286 BC?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in 286 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. Ashoka18–19
  2. Epicurus56–57
  3. Chanakya89–90
  4. Zeno of Citium46–51
  5. Pyrrhus of Epirus32
  6. Aristarchus of Samos22–27
  7. Seleucus I Nicator72–73
  8. Ptolemy II Philadelphus22
  9. Pharnavaz I40
  10. Apollonius of Rhodes4–10
  11. Qu Yuan57
  12. Bindusara34
  13. Antiochus I Soter37–39
  14. Lysimachus67–75
  15. Cleanthes45–46
  16. Aratus27–31
  17. Antiochus II Theos0–1
  18. Demetrius of Phalerum64–65
  19. Demetrius I Poliorcetes50–52
  20. Arsinoe II30–31
  21. Arcesilaus29
  22. Hiero II of Syracuse22
  23. Strato of Lampsacus47–51
  24. Herophilos49

Where the people alive in 286 BC were born

The 24 best known of those alive in 286 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (22 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list