Who Was Alive

Were Ashoka and Hannibal alive at the same time?

Yes. Ashoka and Hannibal were alive at the same time, from 247 BC to 232 BC.

Ashoka

Mauryan emperor from 268 to 232 BCE

Born 304 BC · died 232 BC

Hannibal

Carthaginian general

Born 247 BC · died 183 BC, aged 63 or 64

  1. Chanakya
  2. Epicurus
  3. Ashoka
  4. Archimedes
  5. Eratosthenes
  6. Qin Shi Huang
  7. Plautus
  8. Hannibal
Ashoka and Hannibal 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.