Hannibal · Terence Were Hannibal and Terence alive at the same time? Yes. Hannibal and Terence were alive at the same time, from 190–185 BC to 183 BC. HannibalCarthaginian generalBorn 247 BC · died 183 BC, aged 63 or 64TerenceRoman comic playwright (2nd cent. BC)Born 190–185 BC · died 159 BC AshokaArchimedesEratosthenesQin Shi HuangPlautusHannibalCato the ElderPolybiusTerence Hannibal and Terence 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.