Posidonius of Apamea
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Posidonius of Apamea was a prominent Hellenistic philosopher, polymath, and influential later Stoic thinker whose work bridged Stoicism with contemporary science, history, and geography.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Posidonius | 4 |
| Posidonius of Apamea canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Posidonius of Apamea Context triple: [Stoicism, middleRepresentative, Posidonius of Apamea]
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Hipparchus of Athens
Hipparchus of Athens was a 6th-century BCE Athenian tyrant of the Peisistratid family, known as a patron of the arts and for his assassination, which became a celebrated event in Athenian democratic lore.
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Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a 6th-century Byzantine jurist who helped systematize and codify Roman law under Emperor Justinian I.
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Chrysippus of Soli
Chrysippus of Soli was a foundational Greek Stoic philosopher whose prolific writings and systematic thought shaped Stoicism into a major Hellenistic school.
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Claudius Ptolemaeus
Claudius Ptolemaeus, commonly known as Ptolemy, was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, and geographer whose geocentric model of the universe and influential works like the Almagest shaped scientific thought for over a millennium.
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Panaetius of Rhodes
Panaetius of Rhodes was a 2nd-century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher who led the Stoic school in Athens and significantly reshaped Stoicism by integrating it with Platonic and Aristotelian ideas.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Posidonius of Apamea Target entity description: Posidonius of Apamea was a prominent Hellenistic philosopher, polymath, and influential later Stoic thinker whose work bridged Stoicism with contemporary science, history, and geography.
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A.
Hipparchus of Athens
Hipparchus of Athens was a 6th-century BCE Athenian tyrant of the Peisistratid family, known as a patron of the arts and for his assassination, which became a celebrated event in Athenian democratic lore.
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B.
Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a 6th-century Byzantine jurist who helped systematize and codify Roman law under Emperor Justinian I.
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C.
Chrysippus of Soli
Chrysippus of Soli was a foundational Greek Stoic philosopher whose prolific writings and systematic thought shaped Stoicism into a major Hellenistic school.
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D.
Claudius Ptolemaeus
Claudius Ptolemaeus, commonly known as Ptolemy, was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, and geographer whose geocentric model of the universe and influential works like the Almagest shaped scientific thought for over a millennium.
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Panaetius of Rhodes
Panaetius of Rhodes was a 2nd-century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher who led the Stoic school in Athens and significantly reshaped Stoicism by integrating it with Platonic and Aristotelian ideas.
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Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic philosopher
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Stoic philosopher ⓘ astronomer ⓘ geographer ⓘ historian ⓘ mathematician ⓘ polymath ⓘ rhetorician ⓘ teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfBirth | c. 135 BCE ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfDeath | c. 51 BCE ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Apamea on the Orontes
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Apamea on the Orontes ⓘ
surface form:
Apamea, Syria
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| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rhodes ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Stoic school at Athens ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| floruit | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cicero
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Plutarch ⓘ Seneca the Younger ⓘ Strabo ⓘ later Roman Stoicism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Chrysippus of Soli ⓘ
surface form:
Chrysippus
Panaetius of Rhodes ⓘ Plato ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cosmological and meteorological studies
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ethical theory emphasizing emotions and cosmic sympathy ⓘ historical work on the Roman Republic ⓘ integrating philosophy with history and geography ⓘ measurements of the Earth’s circumference ⓘ synthesizing Stoicism with contemporary science ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Middle Stoa ⓘ |
| movement |
Hellenistic philosophy
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Stoicism ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Cicero
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Pompey the Great ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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geographer ⓘ historian ⓘ mathematician ⓘ philosopher ⓘ statesman ⓘ teacher of rhetoric ⓘ |
| positionHeld | ambassador of Rhodes to Rome ⓘ |
| residence | Rhodes ⓘ |
| studentOf | Panaetius of Rhodes ⓘ |
| travelledTo |
Gaul
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Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Italy ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
Athenaeus
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Diodorus Siculus ⓘ Plutarch ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| workLocation | Rhodes ⓘ |
| worksSurviveAs | fragments in later authors ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Celtic and Iberian peoples
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Roman expansion in the Mediterranean ⓘ astronomy ⓘ ethics ⓘ ethnography ⓘ logic ⓘ meteorology ⓘ physics (Stoic natural philosophy) ⓘ |
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