Ptolemy

294 BC–271 BC

son of Pyrrus I and prince of Epirus

military leader

Born in Epirus

Contemporaries

People who walked the earth at the same time as Ptolemy:

• Archimedes (286 BC–211 BC)
• Ashoka (303 BC–231 BC)
• Epicurus (341 BC–269 BC)
• Chanakya Kautilya (374 BC–282 BC)
• Zeno of Citium (333 BC–262 BC)
• Euclid (333 BC–284 BC)
• Eratosthenes (275 BC–193 BC)
• Mencius (371 BC–288 BC)

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