Posidonius

Posidonius 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.

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Who was born first?

• Posidonius was born 15 years after Zeno of Sidon
• Posidonius was born 15 years after Acharya Pingala
• Posidonius was born 25 years after Theodosius of Bithynia
• Posidonius was born 55 years after Seleucus of Seleucia
• Posidonius was born 55 years after Hipparchus

Timeline

1. Hipparchuscirca 190 BC – circa 120 BC
2. Seleucus of Seleucia190s BC – 2nd century BC
3. Theodosius of Bithyniacirca 160 BC – circa 90 BC
4. Acharya Pingala150 BC–AD 67
5. Zeno of Sidon150 BC – circa 70 BC
6. Posidonius (this page)135–51 BC

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