Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 288 BC?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in 288 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. Ashoka16–17
  2. Epicurus54–55
  3. Chanakya87–88
  4. Theophrastus81–86
  5. Zeno of Citium44–49
  6. Pyrrhus of Epirus30
  7. Aristarchus of Samos20–25
  8. Seleucus I Nicator70–71
  9. Ptolemy II Philadelphus20
  10. Pharnavaz I38
  11. Apollonius of Rhodes2–8
  12. Qu Yuan55
  13. Bindusara32
  14. Antiochus I Soter35–37
  15. Lysimachus65–73
  16. Cleanthes43–44
  17. Aratus25–29
  18. Demetrius of Phalerum62–63
  19. Demetrius I Poliorcetes48–50
  20. Arsinoe II28–29
  21. Arcesilaus27
  22. Hiero II of Syracuse20
  23. Strato of Lampsacus45–49
  24. Herophilos47

Where the people alive in 288 BC were born

The 24 best known of those alive in 288 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (22 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list