Who Was Alive

Were Eratosthenes and Polybius alive at the same time?

Yes. Eratosthenes and Polybius were alive at the same time, from 202–199 BC to 194 BC.

Eratosthenes

Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, librarian and music theorist

Born 276 BC · died 194 BC

Polybius

Ancient Greek historian

Born 202–199 BC · died 133–117 BC

  1. Epicurus
  2. Ashoka
  3. Archimedes
  4. Eratosthenes
  5. Qin Shi Huang
  6. Plautus
  7. Hannibal
  8. Cato the Elder
  9. Polybius
  10. Sima Qian
Eratosthenes and Polybius 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.