270s BC births

Eratosthenes of Cyrene ( ; ;  – ) was an Ancient Greek polymath: a philosopher, scholar, mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist. Eratosthenes eventually became the chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria. His work was the precursor to the modern discipline of geography, and he introduced some of its terminology, coining the terms geography and geographer.

Carthaginian general

Chrysippus of Soli (; , ; ) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was a native of Soli, Cilicia, but moved to Athens as a young man, where he became a pupil of the Stoic philosopher Cleanthes. When Cleanthes died, around 230 BC, Chrysippus became the third head of the Stoic school. A prolific writer, Chrysippus expanded the fundamental doctrines of Cleanthes' mentor Zeno of Citium, the founder and first head of the school, which earned him the title of the Second Founder of Stoicism.

ancient Roman dramatist

Carthaginian military leader and politician (c. 270–221 BC)

general and five time consul of the Roman Republic, awareded the Spolia opima for his victories during the Gallic and Punic Wars

3rd-century BC Roman historian

Roman politician and consul (c. 275 – 217 BC)

King of Macedonia

3rd-century BC Seleucid queen

politician

Roman consul 234 BC

Classical Greek poet

ancient Greek poet

Advisor to Xiang Yu

father of Dropion king of Paionia