Who Was Alive in 240 BCE

4 of 492 historical figures were alive in 240 BCE

Ashoka

304 BCE–232 BCE · Politics & Leadership

Mauryan emperor who spread Buddhism

Archimedes

ArchimedesAge about 47

287 BCE–212 BCE · Science & Invention

Greatest mathematician of antiquity

Qin Shi Huang

Qin Shi HuangAge 19

259 BCE–210 BCE · Politics & Leadership

First emperor of a unified China

Hannibal

247 BCE–183 BCE · Politics & Leadership

Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps

Sources

240 BCE — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
Ashoka — Wikipedia
Archimedes — Wikipedia
Qin Shi Huang — Wikipedia
Hannibal — Wikipedia

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