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Posidonius

135 BC - 51 BC

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Posidonius (; Ancient Greek: Ποσειδώνιος Poseidṓnios, "of Poseidon") "of Apameia" (ὁ Ἀπαμεύς) or "of Rhodes" (ὁ Ῥόδιος) (c. 135 – c. 51 BC), was a Greek politician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, historian, mathematician, and teacher native to Apamea, Syria. He was considered the most learned man of his time and, possibly, of the entire Stoic school. After a period learning Stoic philosophy from Panaetius in Athens, he spent many years in travel and scientific researches in Spain, Africa, Italy, Gaul, Liguria, Sicily and on the eastern shores of the Adriatic. He settled as a teacher at Rhodes where his fame attracted numerous scholars. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Posidonius is the 175th most popular philosopher (up from 178th in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 149th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Posidonius was a Greek philosopher and astronomer who lived from 135 to 51 BC. He is most famous for his work on geography and astronomy.

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Among philosophers, Posidonius ranks 175 out of 1,267. Before him are Ernst Cassirer, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Xun Kuang, Jakob Böhme, Thomas Reid, and Mikhail Bakhtin. After him are Marquis de Condorcet, Hippias, Jean Buridan, Ram Mohan Roy, Julien Offray de La Mettrie, and Carl Schmitt.

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Among people born in 135 BC, Posidonius ranks 1. After him are Gaius Julius Caesar, Lucius Cornelius Cinna, Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, Lucius Julius Caesar, Pompeius Strabo, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos. Among people deceased in 51 BC, Posidonius ranks 2. Before him is Ptolemy XII Auletes. After him is Julia Minor.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Posidonius ranks 162 out of 1,347. Before him are Nikephoros I (760), Pope John V (635), Constantine IX Monomachos (1000), Şehzade Cihangir (1531), Mesrop Mashtots (361), and Leo VI the Wise (866). After him are Balbinus (178), Theodore of Amasea (300), Marcion of Sinope (85), Constantine V (718), Nikephoros II Phokas (912), and Andromache (null).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Posidonius ranks 14. Before him are Leucippus (-500), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), Chrysippus (-281), and Proclus (412). After him are Gemistus Pletho (1355), Apollonius of Tyana (15), Xenocrates (-396), Michael Psellos (1018), Bias of Priene (-600), and Cleanthes (-330).

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