Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 296 BC?

28 of the people we track were surely alive in 296 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 296 BC: Cassander.

  1. Ashoka8–9
  2. Epicurus46–47
  3. Chanakya79–80
  4. Mencius74–79
  5. Theophrastus73–78
  6. Zhuang Zhou71–76
  7. Zeno of Citium36–41
  8. Pyrrhus of Epirus22
  9. Aristarchus of Samos12–17
  10. Seleucus I Nicator62–63
  11. Ptolemy II Philadelphus12
  12. Pharnavaz I30
  13. Qu Yuan47
  14. Pytheas61–66
  15. Bindusara24
  16. Antiochus I Soter27–29
  17. Lysimachus57–65
  18. Cleanthes35–36
  19. Aratus17–21
  20. Agathocles of Syracuse65
  21. Cassander58 or 59 †
  22. Demetrius of Phalerum54–55
  23. Demetrius I Poliorcetes40–42
  24. Arsinoe II20–21
  25. Arcesilaus19
  26. Hiero II of Syracuse12
  27. Strato of Lampsacus37–41
  28. Herophilos39

Where the people alive in 296 BC were born

The 28 best known of those alive in 296 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 28 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list