Remembered
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Hasdrubal Barca
245 BC – 207 BC
Military leader
Hasdrubal Barca (245 – 22 June 207 BC), a latinization of the Punic ʿAzrubaʿal (Punic: 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋, romanized: ʿAzrōbaʿl), son of Hamilcar Barca, was a Carthag…
Chrysippus
281 BC – 208 BC
Philosopher, Writer, Mathematician
Chrysippus of Soli (; Ancient Greek: Χρύσιππος ὁ Σολεύς, Chrusippos ho Soleus; c. 279 – c. 206 BC) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was a native of Soli, Cilic…
Li Si
280 BC – 208 BC
Politician, Writer, Philosopher
Li Si ([lì sɹ̩́]; c. 280 – 208 BC) was a Chinese calligrapher, philosopher, and official of the Qin dynasty. He served as Qin state Chancellor from 246 to 208 B…
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
270 BC – 208 BC
Military leader, Military personnel, Politician
Marcus Claudius Marcellus (; c. 270 – 208 BC) was a Roman general and politician in the 3rd century BC who was elected consul of the Roman Republic five times (…
Qin Shi Huang
259 BC – 210 BC
Politician, Emperor, Ruler, Monarch
Qin Shi Huang (February 259 – 12 July 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China (Chinese: 皇帝; pinyin: Huángdì). He invented the…
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus
256 BC – 211 BC
Politician, Military personnel
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus (died 211 BC) was a Roman general and statesman during the third century BC. He played an important role in the war against the I…
Publius Cornelius Scipio
255 BC – 211 BC
Roman magistrate, Military personnel, Military leader, Politician
Publius Cornelius Scipio (died 211 BC) was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic and the father of Scipio Africanus. A member of the Cornelia gens, Sci…
Archimedes
287 BC – 212 BC
Mathematician, Physicist, Astronomer, Inventor, Military engineer, Philosopher
Archimedes of Syracuse ( AR-kih-MEE-deez; c. 287 – c. 212 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the city of…
Apollonius of Rhodes
295 BC – 215 BC
Poet, Librarian, Mythographer, Grammarian, Writer, Scholar
Apollonius of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Ῥόδιος, Apollṓnios o Rhódios; Latin: Apollonius Rhodius; fl. first half of 3rd century BC) was an ancient Gree…
Hiero II of Syracuse
308 BC – 215 BC
Politician, Military leader
Hiero II ( ; also Hieron ; Ancient Greek: Ἱέρων; c. 308 BC – 215 BC) was the Greek tyrant of Syracuse, Greek Sicily, from 275 to 215 BC, and the illegitimate so…
Lucius Aemilius Paullus
— – 216 BC
Politician, Military personnel, Ancient Roman priest
Lucius Aemilius Paullus (died 2 August 216 BC), also spelled Paulus, was a consul of the Roman Republic twice, in 219 and 216 BC. He is primarily remembered for…
Arsaces I of Parthia
— – 217 BC
Sovereign
Arsaces I (; Ancient Greek: Ἀρσάκης; Parthian: 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊, romanized: Aršak) was the first king of Parthia, ruling from 247 BC to 217 BC, as well as the founder…
Cleomenes III
260 BC – 219 BC
Ruler
Cleomenes III (Ancient Greek: Κλεομένης) was one of the two kings of Sparta from 235 to 222 BC. He was a member of the Agiad dynasty and succeeded his father, L…
Conon of Samos
280 BC – 220 BC
Astronomer, Mathematician
Conon of Samos (Greek: Κόνων ὁ Σάμιος, Konōn ho Samios; c. 280 – c. 220 BC) was a Greek astronomer and mathematician. He is primarily remembered for naming the…
Philo of Byzantium
280 BC – 220 BC
Mathematician, Engineer, Non-fiction writer, Writer
Philo of Byzantium (Ancient Greek: Φίλων ὁ Βυζάντιος, romanized: Phílōn ho Byzántios, c. 280 BC – c. 220 BC), also known as Philo Mechanicus, 'Philo the Enginee…
Antigonus III Doson
263 BC – 221 BC
Military personnel
Antigonus III Doson (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίγονος Δώσων, 263–221 BC) was king of Antigonid Macedon from 229 BC to 221 BC. Antigonus was a member of the Antigonid dy…
Berenice II
267 BC – 221 BC
Queen regnant
Berenice II Euergetis (267 or 266 – 221 BCE; Greek: Βερενίκη Ευεργέτις, Berenikē Euergetis, "Berenice the Benefactress") was queen regnant of Cyrenaica from 258…
Ctesibius
284 BC – 221 BC
Fountain engineer, Mechanic, Engineer
Ctesibius or Ktesibios or Tesibius (Ancient Greek: Κτησίβιος; fl. 285–222 BCE) was a Greek inventor and mathematician in Alexandria, Ptolemaic Egypt. Very littl…
Hasdrubal the Fair
270 BC – 221 BC
Military personnel, Politician
Hasdrubal the Fair (Punic: 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋, ʿAzrobaʿl; c. 270–221 BC) was a Carthaginian military leader and politician, governor in Iberia after Hamilcar Barca…
Ptolemy III Euergetes
284 BC – 222 BC
Sovereign
Ptolemy III Euergetes (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Εὐεργέτης, romanized: Ptolemaîos Euergétēs, "Ptolemy the Benefactor"; c. 280 – November/December 222 BC) was the third…