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Posidonius (/ˌpɒsɪˈdoʊniəs/; Ancient Greek: Ποσειδώνιος Poseidṓnios; "of Apamea" (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.
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TTTA extracted 281 structured relationships around Posidonius. Examples in this analysis include Posidonius → Born → c. 135 BC Apamea Seleucid Empire and Posidonius → Died → c. 51 BC (aged 83–84) Rhodes or Rome. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posidonius | Born | c. 135 BC Apamea Seleucid Empire | 1.00 | infobox |
| Posidonius | Died | c. 51 BC (aged 83–84) Rhodes or Rome | 1.00 | infobox |
| Posidonius | Era | Hellenistic philosophy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Posidonius | Main interests | Astronomy, geography, history, mathematics, meteorology, philosophy, physics | 1.00 | infobox |
| Posidonius | Notable ideas | Cosmic sympathy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Posidonius | Region | Western philosophy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Posidonius | School | Stoicism | 1.00 | infobox |
| nailing skulls to doorways as trophies | instance of | He left descriptions of customs | 0.80 | text |
| which he witnessed | instance of | He left descriptions of customs | 0.80 | text |
| and vivid legends told to him by the Celts | instance of | He left descriptions of customs | 0.80 | text |
| such as a story that in the past | instance of | He left descriptions of customs | 0.80 | text |
| men were paid to allow their throats to be slit for public amusement | instance of | He left descriptions of customs | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Posidonius bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Rhodes, Philosophy and Bc. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
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Source: Wikipedia — Posidonius · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout