Historiker

Polybius

208 BC - 126 BC

Polybius

Polybios (altgriechisch Πολύβιος, auch Polybios von Megalopolis; * um 200 v. Chr. in Megalopolis auf der Peloponnes; † um 120 v. Chr. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2024). Polybius is the 11th most popular historiker (down from 8th in 2024), the 58th most popular biography from Greece (down from 44th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Greek Historiker.

Polybius is most famous for his book The Histories, which is a description of the rise of Rome from the end of the Second Punic War to the defeat of Carthage in the Third Punic War.

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Among Historikers

Among historikers, Polybius ranks 11 out of 561. Before him are Tacitus, Xenophon, Livy, Josephus, Diodorus Siculus, and Alexis de Tocqueville. After him are Suetonius, Thomas Kuhn, Hecataeus of Miletus, Procopius, Thomas Babington Macaulay, and Mircea Eliade.

Others Born in 208 BC

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Polybius
HISTORIAN
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 1
Emperor Kaika
POLITICIAN
208 BC - 97 BC
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 2
Agatharchides
HISTORIAN
208 BC - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 3

Others Deceased in 126 BC

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Polybius
HISTORIAN
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 1

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Polybius ranks 58 out of 1,024. Before him are Menander (-342), Antisthenes (-445), Praxiteles (-395), Irene of Athens (752), Seleucus I Nicator (-358), and Vangelis (1943). After him are Xanthippe (-500), Constantine II of Greece (1940), Pope Eleutherius (171), Ptolemy II Philadelphus (-308), Ptolemy III Euergetes (-284), and Pyrrho (-365).

Others born in Greece

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Menander
WRITER
342 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 52
Antisthenes
PHILOSOPHER
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 53
Praxiteles
SCULPTOR
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 54
Irene of Athens
POLITICIAN
752 - 803
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 55
Seleucus I Nicator
MILITARY PERSONNEL
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 56
Vangelis
COMPOSER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 57
Polybius
HISTORIAN
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 58
Xanthippe
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 59
Constantine II of Greece
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2023
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 60
Pope Eleutherius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
171 - 189
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 61
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
POLITICIAN
308 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 62
Ptolemy III Euergetes
POLITICIAN
284 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 63
Pyrrho
PHILOSOPHER
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 64