Aristarchus By jake_pontelandolfo 447 BCE The construction of The Parthenon is started 310 BCE Arisarchus is born 281 BCE Aristachus writes "On the Sizes and Distances (of the Sun and Moon)" 280 BCE Aristarchus suggests heliotheism 264 BCE The first Punic War begins. 230 BCE Aristarchus dies 221 BCE The great wall of china is started