Apollonius of Perga
261 BC–189 BC
ancient Greek geometer and astronomer noted for his writings on conic sections
astronomer · mathematician
Born in Perge
Contemporaries
People who walked the earth at the same time as Apollonius of Perga:
- Archimedes (286 BC–211 BC)
- Qin Shi Huang (258 BC–209 BC)
- Ashoka (303 BC–231 BC)
- Hannibal (246 BC–182 BC)
- Eratosthenes (275 BC–193 BC)
- Cato the Elder (233 BC–148 BC)
- Plautus (249 BC–183 BC)
- Polybius (199 BC–119 BC)