Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 289 BC?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in 289 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.

Died in 289 BC: Agathocles of Syracuse.

  1. Ashoka15–16
  2. Epicurus53–54
  3. Chanakya86–87
  4. Theophrastus80–85
  5. Zeno of Citium43–48
  6. Pyrrhus of Epirus29
  7. Aristarchus of Samos19–24
  8. Seleucus I Nicator69–70
  9. Ptolemy II Philadelphus19
  10. Pharnavaz I37
  11. Apollonius of Rhodes1–7
  12. Qu Yuan54
  13. Bindusara31
  14. Antiochus I Soter34–36
  15. Lysimachus64–72
  16. Cleanthes42–43
  17. Aratus24–28
  18. Agathocles of Syracuse71 or 72 †
  19. Demetrius of Phalerum61–62
  20. Demetrius I Poliorcetes47–49
  21. Arsinoe II27–28
  22. Arcesilaus26
  23. Hiero II of Syracuse19
  24. Strato of Lampsacus44–48
  25. Herophilos46

Where the people alive in 289 BC were born

The 25 best known of those alive in 289 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (23 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list