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Polemon (mythology)
Polemon (or Polemo) is the name of eminent ancient Greeks: Philosophers *Polemon (scholarch), the head of the Platonic Academy from 314–269 BC *Polemon of Athens, a 2nd-century BC Stoic philosopher, also referred to as Polemon of Ilium *Polemon of Laodicea, a 2nd-century sophist Macedonian officers *Polemon (son of Andromenes), *Polemon (son of Megacles), , Macedonian of Pella, who was one of the officers appointed by Alexander the Great to command the garrison at Memphis in 331 BC *Polemon (son of Theramenes), Kings and other monarchs *Polemon I of Pontus, king of Pontus from 36 BC to AD 8 *Polemon II of Pontus, son to the above, king of Pontus from 38 to 64 Other * ''Polemon'' (snake), a genus of venomous snakes found in Africa * Polemopolis, a Latin name of Sodankylä *Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the tradem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polemon (scholarch)
Polemon ( grc-gre, Πολέμων, ''gen''.: Πολέμωνος; d. 270/269 BC) of Athens was an eminent Greek Platonist philosopher and Plato's third successor as scholarch (i.e., head of the Academy) from 314/313 to 270/269 BC. A pupil of Xenocrates, he believed that philosophy should be practiced rather than just studied, and he placed the highest good in living according to nature. Life Polemon was the son of Philostratus, a man of wealth and political distinction. In his youth, he was relatively irresponsible, but one day, when he was about thirty, on his bursting into the school of Xenocrates, at the head of a band of revelers, his attention was drawn to the sayings of Xenocrates, who continued on calmly in spite of the interruption; it just so happened that Xenocrates was discussing temperance. Polemon immediately tore off his garland and remained an attentive listener, and from that day he adopted a modest and restrained course of life, and continued to frequent the school. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polemon Of Athens
Polemon of Athens ( grc-gre, Πολέμων ὁ Ἀθηναῖος, fl. 2nd century BC) was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher and geographer. Of Athenian citizenship, he was most widely known as Polemon of Athens, but he was born either in Ilium, Samos, or Sicyon, and was also known as Polemon of Ilium and Polemon Periegetes. He traveled throughout Greece and wrote about the places he visited. He also compiled a collection of the epigrams he saw on the monuments and votive offerings. None of these works survive, but many later writers quote from them. Life Polemon was the son of Euegetes, and he was a contemporary of Aristophanes of Byzantium and Ptolemy Epiphanes. He was a follower of the Stoic philosopher Panaetius. He made extensive journeys throughout Greece to collect materials for his geographical works, in the course of which he paid particular attention to the inscriptions on votive offerings and on columns, whence he obtained the surname of ''Stelokopas''. Works In his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polemon Of Laodicea
Marcus Antonius Polemon ( el, Μάρκος Ἀντώνιος Πολέμων; c. 90 – 144 AD) or Antonius Polemon, also known as Polemon of Smyrna or Polemon of Laodicea ( el, Πολέμων ὁ Λαοδικεύς), was a sophist who lived in the 2nd century. Early life Polemon was Anatolian Greeks, Greek from a family of Ancient Rome, Roman consular rank. He was the grandson of Polemon II of Pontus.Krystyna StebnickaThe Physical Appearance of a Pure Greek in Literature of the Second Sophistic Period ''Palamedes: A Journal of Ancient History'', 2 (2007), p. 157-172 He was born in Laodicea on the Lycus in Phrygia (modern Turkey), however, he spent a great part of his life in Smyrna (modern İzmir, Turkey). From early manhood, he received civic honors from the citizens of Smyrna for his services to the city. In Smyrna he was educated by Scopelianos of Klazomenai. He then attended the school of Timocrates of Heracleia for four years. After that he travelled to Bithynia to learn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polemon (son Of Andromenes)
Polemon ( grc, Πολέμων; lived 4th century BC), son of Andromenes (Macedonian), Andromenes the Stymphaean, was a Macedonian officer in the service of Alexander the Great (336–323 BC). The great intimacy between him and Philotas caused him to be suspected in 330 BC, together with his brothers Amyntas of Macedonia, Amyntas, Attalus (son of Andromenes), Attalus, and Simmias of Macedon, Simmias, of participating in the treasonable designs imputed to Philotas: a charge to which Polemon had the imprudence to give countenance by taking to flight immediately on learning the arrest of Philotas. Amyntas, however, who remained, having successfully defended himself before the assembly of the army, also obtained the pardon or acquittal of Polemon. In the disputes that followed the death of Alexander the Great, Alexander (323 BC), Polemon, like his brother Attalus, distinguished himself as a warm partisan of Perdiccas. To conciliate the favour of the regent, he ineffectually tried to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polemon (son Of Theramenes)
Polemon ( grc, Πολέμων; lived 4th century BC), son of Theramenes, was a Macedonian officer. He was left by Alexander in the command of a fleet of thirty triremes which was destined to guard the mouths of the Nile and the sea-coast of Egypt in 331 BC.Quintus Curtius Rufus, ''Historiae Alexandri Magni'4.8.4/ref> Notes References "Polemon (3)" William Smith (ed.) ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology The ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'' (1849, originally published 1844 under a slightly different title) is an encyclopedia/biographical dictionary. Edited by William Smith, the dictionary spans three volumes and 3,700 p ....'' 3. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1867. Ancient Macedonian generals Generals of Alexander the Great 4th-century BC people {{AncientGreece-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polemon I Of Pontus
Polemon I Pythodoros ( grc-gre, Πολέμων Πυθόδωρος; fl. 1st century BC – died 8 BC) was the Roman Client King of Cilicia, Pontus, Colchis and the Bosporan Kingdom. Polemon was the son and heir of Zenon and possibly Tryphaena. Zenon and Polemon adorned Laodicea with many dedicated offerings. Life and career Polemon was Anatolian Greek. Polemon's father, Zenon, was an orator and a prominent aristocrat from Laodicea on the Lycus in Anatolia. Zenon supported Hybreas, an orator and prominent politician in Mylasa (the chief city of Caria). Hybreas got into trouble with the Roman general Quintus Labienus for making a sarcastic comment. Labienus marched on Mylasa. Many of its citizens were inclined to surrender. However, Zenon and Hybreas refused to yield and led their cities into a revolt. Zenon encouraged the locals to resist Labienus and King Pacorus I of Parthia, when their armies invaded Syria and Anatolia in 40 BC. Labienus sacked Mylasa. He 'shamefully maltreate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polemon II Of Pontus
Marcus Antonius Polemon Pythodoros, also known as Polemon II of Pontus and Polemon of Cilicia ( el, Μάρκος Ἀντώνιος Πολέμων Πυθόδωρος; 12 BC/11 BC–74), was a prince of the Bosporan, Pontus, Cilicia, and Cappadocia. He served as a Roman Client King of Pontus, Colchis, and Cilicia. He is held to be the progenitor of the Lithuanian nobility (via Palemonids) in its origin theory. Family The Pontic royal family was of mixed Anatolian, Greek, and Roman origin. His paternal grandmother is unknown; however his paternal grandmother could have been named Tryphaena, while his paternal grandfather was Zenon, a prominent orator, aristocrat, and ally to Roman Triumvir Mark Antony. His maternal grandparents were Pythodoros of Tralles, a wealthy Greek and friend of Pompey, and Antonia. Polemon II was the namesake of his parents and his maternal grandparents. Polemon II was the second son and middle child of the Pontic Rulers Polemon Pythodoros and Pythodorida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polemon (snake)
''Polemon'' is a genus of Opisthoglyphous, rear-fanged venomous snakes in the Family (biology), family Atractaspididae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to Africa. Fifteen species are recognized as being valid. ''Miodon'' is a synonym. The mollusc genus of family Carditidae junior homonym, invalidly described by Carpenter in 1863 has been renamed ''Miodontiscus''. Common name The common name of this genus is snake-eaters, for their habit of feeding mainly on smaller snakes. Description In the genus ''Polemon'' the maxillary is very short, with three small teeth, followed, after an interspace, by a very large, grooved fang situated anterior to the eye. The third and fourth mandibular teeth are large and fang-like. The head is small, and not distinct from neck. The eyes are minute, with round pupils. The nostrils are in a divided nasal which does not touch the rostral, the internasal forms a suture with the first upper labial. No loreal is present. The parietal is narrowly in conta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
