Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 308 BC?

33 of the people we track were surely alive in 308 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 308 BC: Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Hiero II of Syracuse.

  1. Epicurus34–35
  2. Chanakya67–68
  3. Mencius62–67
  4. Theophrastus61–66
  5. Zhuang Zhou59–64
  6. Zeno of Citium24–29
  7. Chandragupta Maurya32–33
  8. Pyrrhus of Epirus10
  9. Aristarchus of Samos0–5
  10. Seleucus I Nicator50–51
  11. Ptolemy II Philadelphusborn
  12. Pharnavaz I18
  13. Qu Yuan35
  14. Pytheas49–54
  15. Apelles62
  16. Bindusara12
  17. Antigonus I Monophthalmus74–75
  18. Antiochus I Soter15–17
  19. Lysippos80–85
  20. Lysimachus45–53
  21. Cleanthes23–24
  22. Aratus5–9
  23. Aristoxenus50–55
  24. Agathocles of Syracuse53
  25. Cassander47
  26. Demetrius of Phalerum42–43
  27. Demetrius I Poliorcetes28–30
  28. Arsinoe II8–9
  29. Arcesilaus7
  30. Hiero II of Syracuseborn
  31. Strato of Lampsacus25–29
  32. Herophilos27
  33. Nearchus48

Where the people alive in 308 BC were born

The 33 best known of those alive in 308 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (29 of 33 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list