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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Posidonius has received more than 402,186 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Posidonius is the 178th most popular philosopher (up from 180th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 138th in 2019) and the 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

Among philosophers, Posidonius ranks 178 out of 1,267. Before him are Mikhail Bakhtin, Claude Adrien Helvétius, Xun Kuang, Ernest Renan, Proclus, and Karl Kautsky. After him are Pierre Bayle, Paul Ricœur, José Ortega y Gasset, Julien Offray de La Mettrie, Marquis de Condorcet, and Apollonius of Tyana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 135 BC, Posidonius ranks 1. After him are Gaius Julius Caesar, Lucius Cornelius Cinna, Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, Pompeius Strabo, Lucius Julius Caesar, 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 Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Posidonius ranks 10 out of 169. Before him are Mahidevran (1500), Valerian (200), Stefan Dušan (1308), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), Julius Nepos (430), and Ulfilas (311). After him are Hecuba (null), Balbinus (178), Kayqubad I (1188), Samuel of Bulgaria (958), Clement of Ohrid (840), and Dionysius Exiguus (475).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Turkey

Among philosophers born in Turkey, Posidonius ranks 1. After him are Barlaam of Seminara (1290).

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