3rd Century BC - Significant People

Significant People

• Mencius, Chinese philosopher and sage (371–289 BC)
• Euclid, geometer (c. 365–275 BC)
• Qu Yuan, Chinese poet and scholar from State of Chu (340–278 BC)
• Ilamcetcenni, Cholas ruler of South India in Sangam Age around 301 BC.
• Han Fei, Chinese philosopher from State of Han (280–233 BC)
• Ashoka, Mauryan ruler of India (273 BC–232 BC)
• Archimedes of Syracuse, mathematician, physicist, and engineer (c. 287–212 BC)
• Eratosthenes (c. 276–194 BC), Greek mathematician, geographer and astronomer
• Apollonius of Perga, mathematician (c. 262–190 BC)
• Qin Shi Huang, Chinese Emperor (259–210 BC, reigned 246–210 BC)
• Emperor Gaozu of Han, founder of the Han Dynasty in China, (256 BC–195 BC, reigned 202 BC–195 BC)
• Xiang Yu (232 BC–202 BC), Chinese rebel general against the Qin Dynasty and arch nemesis of Liu Bang in the Chu-Han contention.
• Hannibal, military leader of Carthage (247–182 BC)
• the "second" Brennus, Gaulish chieftain, invades Macedonia in 279 BC
• The Ptolemaic dynasty rules Egypt
  • Ptolemy I Soter (305 BC–282 BC) and his wives Eurydice and
  • Ptolemy II Philadelphos (284 BC–246 BC) and his wives Arsinoe I and Arsinoe II Philadelphos
  • Ptolemy III Euergetes I (246 BC–222 BC) and his wife Berenice II
  • Ptolemy IV Philopater (222 BC–204 BC) and his wife Arsinoe III
  • Ptolemy V Epiphanes (204 BC–180 BC) and his wife Cleopatra I
• Appius Claudius Caecus, Aqua Appia, Via Appia, invented letter G
• Arcesilaus, founder of new Academy
• Manetho, wrote History of Egypt
• Xun Zi, founder of Legalism (philosophy)
• Zeno of Citium, founder of Stoicism
• Bai Qi, Chinese general
• Song Yu, Chinese poet
• Apollonius of Rhodes, author of Jason and the Argonauts