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Headword:
Poseidônios
Adler number: pi,2107
Translated headword: Posidonius, Poseidonios
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [
Posidonius] of Apamea in
Syria, or of
Rhodes.[1] Stoic philosopher; he was nicknamed Athlete. He had a school in
Rhodes, and was Panaetius'[2] successor and pupil. He also came to Rome under Marcus Marcellus.[3] He wrote lots.
Poseidônios, Apameus ek Surias ê Rhodios, philosophos Stôïkos: epeklêthê Athlêtês: scholên d' eschen en Rhodôi, diadochos gegonôs kai mathêtês Panaitiou. êlthe de kai eis Rhômên epi Markou Markellou. egrapse polla.
Notes:
RE Poseidonios (1); OCD4
Posidonius(2); FGrH 87.
[1] Both of these affiliations are correct, in fact: P. was born in Apamea but, as an adult, settled in
Rhodes and was granted citizenship there.
[2]
pi 184: Panaetius.
[3] That is, when M. Claudius Marcellus was consul: 51 BC. (But he had made at least one previous visit.)
Translated by: Malcolm Heath on 25 May 2002@08:07:01.
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