Posidonius  

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"“The Gauls,” says Strabo, following the philosopher Posidonius, are universally madly fond of war, hot in temper, and quick to fight; in all other respects simple, and void of malice."--History of France (1855) by Jules Michelet

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Posidonius (Greek: Ποσειδώνιος / Poseidonios, meaning "of Poseidon") "of Apameia" (ὁ Ἀπαμεύς) or "of Rhodes" (ὁ Ῥόδιος) (ca. 135 BCE - 51 BCE), was a Greek Stoic philosopher, politician, astronomer, geographer, historian and teacher native to Apamea, Syria. He was acclaimed as the greatest polymath of his age. None of his vast body of work can be read in its entirety today, as it exists only in fragments.

See also

Freeman,Phillip,The Philosopher and the Druids: A Journey Among The Ancient Celts, Simon and Schuster,2006.




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