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Ptolemy Ceraunus
318 BC – 279 BC
Military personnel
Ptolemy Ceraunus (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Κεραυνός Ptolemaios Keraunos; c. 319 BC – January/February 279 BC) was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty and briefly…
Stilpo
359 BC – 279 BC
Philosopher
Stilpo or Stilpon (Ancient Greek: Στίλπων, Stílpōn; c. 360 – c. 280 BC), in Latin sources also Stilbo or Stilbon, was a Greek philosopher of the Megarian school…
Herophilos
335 BC – 280 BC
Physician, Gynecologist, Anatomist
Herophilos (; Ancient Greek: Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC), sometimes Latinised Herophilus, was a Greek physician regarded as one of the earliest anatomists. Born in Ch…
Hipparchia of Maroneia
350 BC – 280 BC
Philosopher
Hipparchia of Maroneia (; Greek: Ἱππαρχία ἡ Μαρωνεῖτις; fl. c. 325 BC) was a Cynic philosopher, and wife of Crates of Thebes. She was the sister of Metrokles, t…
Lycophron
320 BC – 280 BC
Tragedy writer, Writer, Poet
Lycophron ( LY-kə-fron; Ancient Greek: Λυκόφρων ὁ Χαλκιδεύς, romanized: Lukóphrōn ho Chalkidéus; born about 330–325 BC) was a Hellenistic Greek tragic poet, gra…
Lysimachus
361 BC – 281 BC
Sovereign, Politician, Military personnel
Lysimachus ( ; Greek: Λυσίμαχος, Lysimachos; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great who became king of Thrace in 306…
Seleucus I Nicator
358 BC – 281 BC
Sovereign
Seleucus I Nicator (; Greek: Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ, Séleukos Nikátōr, "Seleucus the Victorious"; c. 358 BC – 281 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, officer and succ…
Ptolemy I Soter
367 BC – 282 BC
Sovereign, Historian, Military personnel
Ptolemy I Soter (; Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr, "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 369/68 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, historian, an…
Chanakya
375 BC – 283 BC
Writer, Philosopher, Economist, Teacher, Astrologer, Adviser
Chanakya (ISO: Cāṇakya, चाणक्य, ), according to legendary narratives preserved in various traditions dating from the 4th to 11th century CE, was a Brahmin who a…
Demetrius I Poliorcetes
336 BC – 283 BC
Politician
Demetrius I Poliorcetes (; Greek: Δημήτριος Πολιορκητής, Dēmḗtrios Poliorkētḗs, lit. 'the Besieger of Cities'; 337–283 BC) was a Macedonian Greek nobleman and m…
Demetrius of Phalerum
350 BC – 283 BC
Politician, Philosopher, Librarian
Demetrius of Phalerum (also Demetrius of Phaleron or Demetrius Phalereus; Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος ὁ Φαληρεύς; c. 350 – c. 280 BC) was an Athenian orator origin…
Crates of Thebes
365 BC – 285 BC
Philosopher
Crates (Ancient Greek: Κράτης ὁ Θηβαῖος; c. 365 – c. 285 BC) of Thebes was a Greek Cynic philosopher, the principal pupil of Diogenes of Sinope and the husband…
Euclid
323 BC – 285 BC
Mathematician, Writer
Euclid (; Ancient Greek: Εὐκλείδης; fl. 300 BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician active as a geometer and logician. Considered the "father of geometry", he is…
Antipater I of Macedon
310 BC – 287 BC
Monarch
Antipater I of Macedon (Greek: Ἀντίπατρος), was the son of Cassander and Thessalonike of Macedon, who was a half-sister of Alexander the Great. He was king of M…
Theophrastus
371 BC – 287 BC
Botanist, Physicist, Philosopher, Writer
Theophrastus (; Ancient Greek: Θεόφραστος, romanized: Theophrastos, lit. 'godly phrased'; c. 371 – c. 287 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and naturalist. A…
Zhuang Zhou
369 BC – 288 BC
Philosopher, Writer, Poet
Zhuang Zhou (Zhuangzi) — Memorial Biography Born around 369 BCE in a town called Meng in the state of Song—located near present-day Shangqiu in eastern Henan—Z…
Agathocles of Syracuse
361 BC – 289 BC
Politician, Military personnel, Soldier
Agathocles (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαθοκλῆς, Agathoklḗs; 361–289 BC) was a tyrant of Syracuse from 317 BC and king of much of Sicily from 304 BC until his death. Agath…
Mencius
372 BC – 289 BC
Philosopher, Writer
Mencius (孟子, Mèngzǐ, MEN-shee-əs; c. 371 – c. 289 BC), born Meng Ke (孟軻), was a Chinese Confucian philosopher, often described as the Second Sage (亞聖) to reflec…
Pytheas
359 BC – 289 BC
Explorer, Astronomer, Seafarer, Discoverer, Geographer
Pytheas of Massalia (; Ancient Greek: Πυθέας ὁ Μασσαλιώτης Pythéas ho Massaliōtēs; Latin: Pytheas Massiliensis; born c. 350 BC, fl. c. 320–306 BC) was a Greek g…
Autolycus of Pitane
360 BC – 290 BC
Mathematician, Astronomer
Autolycus of Pitane (Greek: Αὐτόλυκος ὁ Πιταναῖος; c. 360 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek astronomer, mathematician, and geographer. He is known today for his two surv…