Who Was Alive

Were Archimedes and Qin Shi Huang alive at the same time?

Yes. Archimedes and Qin Shi Huang were alive at the same time for 46 or 47 years, from 259 BC to 212 BC.

Qin Shi Huang was 46 or 47 when Archimedes died.

Archimedes

Greek mathematician and physicist

Born c. 287 BC · died 212 BC

Qin Shi Huang

First emperor of Qin Dynasty

Born 259 BC · died 210 BC, aged 48 or 49

  1. Chanakya
  2. Epicurus
  3. Ashoka
  4. Archimedes
  5. Eratosthenes
  6. Qin Shi Huang
  7. Plautus
  8. Hannibal
Archimedes and Qin Shi Huang in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.