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  • Apollonius of Alexandria, winner of the Stadion race of the 218th Olympiad in AD 93
  • Apollonius of Alexandria, philosopher cited by Simplicius, possibly identical to the philosopher Allīnūs

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Apollonius of Alexandria

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Apollonius of Alexandria may refer to: Apollonius of Alexandria, winner of the Stadion race of the 218th Olympiad in AD 93 Apollonius of Alexandria, philosopher...

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Apollonius of Rhodes

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Apollonius of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος Ῥόδιος Apollṓnios Rhódios; Latin: Apollonius Rhodius; fl. first half of 3rd century BC) was an ancient...

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Library of Alexandria

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of Alexandria and a student of Callimachus, as the second head librarian of the Library of Alexandria. Philadelphus also appointed Apollonius of Rhodes...

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Apollonius of Perga

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plan from Apollonius himself, who visited Pergamon, Eudemus insisted Apollonius send him each book before release. At this stage Apollonius was likely...

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Apollonius of Tyana

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heavenly ascension. Most modern scholars of antiquity agree that Apollonius existed historically. Apollonius was born into a respected and wealthy aristocratic...

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Euclid

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tradition. In his Collection, Pappus mentions that Apollonius studied with Euclid's students in Alexandria, and this has been taken to imply that Euclid worked...

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Hypatia

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interpolated into Diophantus's original text, and another commentary on Apollonius of Perga's treatise on conic sections, which has not survived. Many modern...

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Apollonius Dyscolus

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the Greek grammarians. Little is known of Apollonius Dyscolus, other than that he was born at Alexandria, son of Mnesitheus. The precise dates for his...

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List of Olympic winners of the Stadion race

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of Cydonia 202nd Olympiad 29 AD - Hermogenes of Pergamum 203rd Olympiad 33 AD - Apollonius of Epidaurus 204th Olympiad 37 AD - Sarapion of Alexandria...

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List of ancient Greek astronomers

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Eudoxus Heraclides Hicetas Hippocrates of Chios Meton Oenopides Parmenides Philip of Opus Philolaus Apollonius Aratus Archimedes Aristarchus Aristyllus...

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Apollonius the Sophist

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Apollonius the Sophist (Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Σοφιστής) was a famous grammarian, who probably lived towards the end of the 1st century AD and taught in Rome...

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Aristophanes of Byzantium

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would be succeeded by Apollonius "The Classifier"; not to be confused with Apollonius of Rhodes, a previous head librarian of Alexandria. Aristophanes' pupil...

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Problem of Apollonius

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plane geometry, Apollonius's problem is to construct circles that are tangent to three given circles in a plane (Figure 1). Apollonius of Perga (c. 262...

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Apollonius the Apologist

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Saint Apollonius the Apologist or Saint Apollonius of Rome (died 21 April 185) was a 2nd-century Christian martyr and apologist (not to be confused with...

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List of physicians named Apollonius

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Apollonius (Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος) was the name of several physicians in the time of Ancient Greece and Rome: Apollonius Antiochenus (or Apollonius of Antioch)...

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Mouseion

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head librarian of the Library of Alexandria, who laid the foundations for Homeric philology. Apollonius of Rhodes, epic poet and author of the ground-breaking...

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Argonautica

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Apollonius to go beyond a simple narrative, giving it a scholarly emphasis suitable to the times. It was the age of the great Library of Alexandria,...

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List of ancient Greek mathematicians

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Philolaus Philon Theaetetus Theodorus Thymaridas Xenocrates Zeno of Elea Apollonius Archimedes Aristarchus Autolycus Chrysippus Conon Ctesibius Diocles...

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Apollonius Eidographus

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Apollonius Eidographus (Ancient Greek: Απολλώνιος Εἰδογράφος) was a writer referred to by the Scholiast on Pindar respecting a contest in which Hiero won...

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Greek mathematics

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Theon of Alexandria, Anthemius, and Eutocius. The following works are extant only in Arabic translations: Apollonius, Conics books V to VII Apollonius, Cutting...

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Hypsicles

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occasion, when looking into the tract written by Apollonius (Apollonius of Perga) about the comparison of the dodecahedron and icosahedron inscribed in one...

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Eratosthenes

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was a man of learning, becoming the chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria. His work is comparable to what is now known as the study of geography...

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Basilides of Tyre

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occasion, when looking into the tract written by Apollonius (Apollonius of Perga) about the comparison of the dodecahedron and icosahedron inscribed in one...

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Apollonius and Philemon

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The deacon Apollonius and his convert Philemon were Christian martyrs of the Diocletianic Persecution around 303. Philemon was a famous flute player,...

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Pappus of Alexandria

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Pappus of Alexandria (/ˈpæpəs/; Greek: Πάππος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; c. 290 – c.  350 AD) was a Greek mathematician of late antiquity known for his Synagoge (Συναγωγή)...

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Apollonius of Ephesus

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Apollonius of Ephesus (Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος; fl. 180–210) was an anti-Montanist Greek ecclesiastical writer, probably from Asia Minor. He was thoroughly...

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Peleus

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Apollodorus, 1.9.16 Pausanias, 2.29.4. "A witless moment" (Apollonius, Argonautica, I. 93, Apollonius of Rhodes, 1.90-93, in Peter Green's translation (2007:45)...

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Archibius of Alexandria

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Greek: Ἀρχίβιος) of Alexandria was a grammarian of ancient Egypt. He was the son (or possibly father) of the renowned grammarian Apollonius the Sophist, and...

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Antaea

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Stheneboea, wife of Proetus. Orphic Hymn to Mother Antaia (40), 1; Apollonius of Rhodes 1.1141; Hesychius of Alexandria, Ἀνταία. Apollonius of Rhodes (1822)...

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