Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Eratosthenes and Qin Shi Huang were alive at the same time for 48 or 49 years, from 259 BC to 210 BC.

Eratosthenes was 16 or 17 when Qin Shi Huang was born.

Eratosthenes was 65 or 66 when Qin Shi Huang died, aged 48 or 49.

Eratosthenes

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

Born 276 BC · died 194 BC

Qin Shi Huang

First emperor of Qin Dynasty

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

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