Posidonius of Apamea
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Hellenistic philosopher
Stoic philosopher
astronomer
geographer
historian
mathematician
polymath
rhetorician
teacher
writer
Posidonius of Apamea was a prominent Hellenistic philosopher, polymath, and influential later Stoic thinker whose work bridged Stoicism with contemporary science, history, and geography.
Statements (69)
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| instanceOf |
Hellenistic philosopher
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Stoic philosopher → astronomer → geographer → historian → mathematician → polymath → rhetorician → teacher → writer → |
| approximateDateOfBirth |
c. 135 BCE
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| approximateDateOfDeath |
c. 51 BCE
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| birthPlace |
Apamea on the Orontes
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Apamea, Syria → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Roman Republic
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| deathPlace |
Rhodes
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| educatedAt |
Stoic school at Athens
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| era |
Hellenistic period
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| ethnicGroup |
Greek
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| floruit |
1st century BCE
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| influenced |
Cicero
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Plutarch → Seneca the Younger → Strabo → later Roman Stoicism → |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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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
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| memberOf |
Middle Stoa
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| 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
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| residence |
Rhodes
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| studentOf |
Panaetius of Rhodes
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| travelledTo |
Gaul
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Iberian Peninsula → Italy → North Africa → |
| usedAsSourceBy |
Athenaeus
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Diodorus Siculus → Plutarch → Strabo → |
| workLocation |
Rhodes
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| worksSurviveAs |
fragments in later authors
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| wroteAbout |
Celtic and Iberian peoples
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Roman expansion in the Mediterranean → astronomy → ethics → ethnography → logic → meteorology → physics (Stoic natural philosophy) → |
Referenced by (2)
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Panaetius of Rhodes
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influenced |
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Stoicism
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