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Polybius (other)
Polybius (c. 203 BC – 120 BC) was an ancient Greek historian. Polybius may also refer to: People * Polybius (freedman) (fl. 1st century), freedman and later secretariat under the Roman Emperor Claudius * Polybius of Tralles, a 2nd-century Christian bishop mentioned in the writings of Ignatius of Antioch Other uses * ''Polybius'' (crab), a genus of swimming crabs * Polybius (crater), a lunar impact crater * ''Polybius'' (urban legend), a fictitious video game featured in urban legend * ''Polybius'' (2017 video game), released for the PlayStation 4 * Polybius square, a cipher key technique * "Polybius", the fourth episode of ''Dimension 404 ''Dimension 404'' is an American science fiction black comedy anthology series created by Desmond "Dez" Dolly and Will Campos, and co-created by Dan Johnson and David Welch. It began airing on April 4, 2017, on the streaming service Hulu. The ser ...'', based on the urban legend * Polybius Bank, an Estonian bank {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polybius
Polybius (; grc-gre, Πολύβιος, ; ) was a Greek historian of the Hellenistic period. He is noted for his work , which covered the period of 264–146 BC and the Punic Wars in detail. Polybius is important for his analysis of the mixed constitution or the separation of powers in government, his in-depth discussion of checks and balances to limit power, and his introduction of "the people", which influenced Montesquieu's ''The Spirit of the Laws'', John Locke's ''Two Treatises of Government'', and the framers of the United States Constitution. The leading expert on Polybius for nearly a century was F. W. Walbank (1909–2008), who published studies related to him for 50 years, including a long commentary of his ''Histories'' and a biography. Early life Polybius was born around 200 BC in Megalopolis, Greece, Megalopolis, Arcadia (region), Arcadia, when it was an active member of the Achaean League. The town was revived, along with other Achaean states, a century before he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polybius (freedman)
Gaius Julius Polybius (fl. 1st century ) was a freedman of Emperor Claudius who was elevated to the secretariat during his reign. He assisted Claudius in his literary, judicial and historical pursuits as a researcher before the emperor's accession and this became Polybius' official role in the imperial bureaucracy, with the title a studiis. Suetonius, the biographer and secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, claims that Claudius was so appreciative of his help that Polybius was allowed to walk between the consuls when on official business. When Polybius lost a brother in the early 40s CE, Seneca the Younger, (who was then in exile,) wrote his famous ''Ad Polybium'' in response. The intent seems to have been to gain Polybius' support for Seneca's recall to Rome. In the work, Polybius is praised for his loyalty to Claudius, but is also admonished that service to an emperor must come before grief. It had no effect on the freedman and Seneca remained in exile. Disloyalty led Polybius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polybius Of Tralles
Polybius was a 2nd-century Christian bishop of Tralles mentioned in the writings of Ignatius of Antioch in his ''Epistle to the Trallians'' where is described as grave in demeanour and having a gentleness which commanded respect. Polybius visited Ignatius at Smyrna Smyrna ( ; grc, Σμύρνη, Smýrnē, or , ) was a Greek city located at a strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to promi ... while the latter was on his way to martyrdom in Rome. 2nd-century bishops in Roman Anatolia History of Aydın Province {{Turkey-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polybius (crab)
''Polybius henslowii'' is a species of crab, the only species in the genus ''Polybius''. It is a capable swimmer and feeds in open water in the north-east Atlantic Ocean and western Mediterranean Sea. Description The carapace of ''P. henslowii'' is almost circular, wide and long. The first pair of pereiopods (walking legs) carry claws, and the remaining four pairs are flattened with fringed edges. This contrasts with other members of the family Portunidae, which have only the last pair of legs adapted for swimming. ''P. henslowii'' is red-brown on the upper surface, and paler beneath. Distribution ''Polybius'' is found in the north-east Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles to Morocco, and in the western Mediterranean Sea. Very abundant swarms have been found along the coasts off Galicia (Spain) and off Portugal. Rare specimens have been caught in the North Sea east of Shetland, and in the Skagerrak. Its range has expanded into the southern North Sea, possibly as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polybius (crater)
Polybius is a lunar impact crater in the southeast part of the Moon, and is named after ancient Greek historian Polybius. It is located to the south-southeast of the larger crater Catharina, in the area framed by the Rupes Altai scarp. Some distance to the northeast is the Mare Nectaris, with the flooded craters Beaumont and Fracastorius. The crater rim of Polybius appears slightly distended in the northeast, and has a cut through the northern wall. But the wall is otherwise moderately intact with only minor erosion. The interior floor is flat and almost featureless, with no central rise. To the south and east, a ray from Tycho cuts across the bowl-shaped Polybius A and Polybius B craterlets. Satellite craters By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Polybius. Polybius K is sometimes referred to as "Larrieu’s Dam" because the unusually straight northwest rim of the crater creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polybius (urban Legend)
''Polybius'' is an urban legend concerning a fictitious 1981 arcade game. The legend describes the game as part of a government-run crowdsourced psychology experiment based in Portland, Oregon. Gameplay supposedly produced intense psychoactive and addictive effects in the player. These few publicly staged arcade machines were said to have been visited periodically by men in black for the purpose of data-mining the machines and analyzing these effects. Allegedly, all of these ''Polybius'' arcade machines disappeared from the arcade market. This urban legend has persisted in video game journalism and through continued interest, and has inspired video games with the same name. Legend The urban legend says that in 1981, when new arcade games were uncommon, an unheard-of new arcade game appeared in several suburbs of Portland, Oregon. The game was popular to the point of addiction, with lines forming around the machines and often resulting in fights over who would play next. The mach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polybius (2017 Video Game)
''Polybius'' is a 2017 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Llamasoft. It was released in May 2017 for the PlayStation 4, with PlayStation VR support available. A version for Microsoft Windows was released in December 2018. The game takes its name and inspiration from the fictitious 1981 arcade game ''Polybius''. It was positively received by critics. Gameplay Llamasoft's ''Polybius'' is a fast-paced 3D shooting game with elements of racing games. The game's play was designed to minimize virtual reality sickness by the use of continuous forward motion with limited abrupt changes and no interruptions to gameplay other than controlled breaks at the end of each level; however, the game does include intense visuals. Although designed as a VR game, ''Polybius'' is fully playable in 2D on a standard PlayStation 4, and also includes support for 3D television output. Development and release In 2016, Llamasoft announced a game called ''Polybius'' for the PlayStation 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polybius Square
The Polybius square, also known as the Polybius checkerboard, is a device invented by the ancient Greeks Cleoxenus and Democleitus, and made famous by the historian and scholar Polybius. The device is used for fractionating plaintext characters so that they can be represented by a smaller set of symbols, which is useful for telegraphy, steganography, and cryptography. The device was originally used for fire signalling, allowing for the coded transmission of any message, not just a finite amount of predetermined options as was the convention before. Basic form According to Polybius' ''Histories,'' the device was invented by Cleoxenus and Democleitus, and further developed by Polybius himself. The device partitioned the alphabet into five tablets with five letters each (except for the last one with only four). There are no surviving tablets from antiquity. Letters are represented by two numbers from one to five, allowing the representation of 25 characters using only 5 numeric sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimension 404
''Dimension 404'' is an American science fiction black comedy anthology series created by Desmond "Dez" Dolly and Will Campos, and co-created by Dan Johnson and David Welch. It began airing on April 4, 2017, on the streaming service Hulu. The series is produced by RocketJump and Lionsgate Television, with each episode being its own self-contained television film. The series is heavily inspired by ''The Twilight Zone'' and ''The Outer Limits''. Its name is taken from the 1950s radio program Dimension X with 404 added on the end to signify its content is based on the internet generation. The number 404 is a reference to the HTTP status code signifying an error due to a webpage not being found. Cast and characters * Mark Hamill as the Narrator Episode 1: "Matchmaker" * Robert Buckley as Adam * Lea Michele as Amanda * Matt Jones as Greg * Joel McHale as Dr. Matthew Maker * Karissa Lee Staples as Becky * Catherine Garcia as Cate * Mario Garcia as Mario Episode 2: "Cinethrax" * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
