Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 309 BC?

31 of the people we track were surely alive in 309 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 309 BC: Alexander IV of Macedon.

  1. Epicurus33–34
  2. Chanakya66–67
  3. Mencius61–66
  4. Theophrastus60–65
  5. Zhuang Zhou58–63
  6. Zeno of Citium23–28
  7. Chandragupta Maurya31–32
  8. Pyrrhus of Epirus9
  9. Seleucus I Nicator49–50
  10. Pharnavaz I17
  11. Qu Yuan34
  12. Pytheas48–53
  13. Apelles61
  14. Alexander IV of Macedon13 or 14 †
  15. Bindusara11
  16. Antigonus I Monophthalmus73–74
  17. Antiochus I Soter14–16
  18. Lysippos79–84
  19. Lysimachus44–52
  20. Cleanthes22–23
  21. Aratus4–8
  22. Aristoxenus49–54
  23. Agathocles of Syracuse52
  24. Cassander46
  25. Demetrius of Phalerum41–42
  26. Demetrius I Poliorcetes27–29
  27. Arsinoe II7–8
  28. Arcesilaus6
  29. Strato of Lampsacus24–28
  30. Herophilos26
  31. Nearchus47

Where the people alive in 309 BC were born

The 31 best known of those alive in 309 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (27 of 31 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list