130s BC births

Posidonius (; , "of Poseidon") "of Apameia" () or "of Rhodes" () (), 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. After a period learning Stoic philosophy from Panaetius in Athens, he spent many years in travel and scientific researches in Spain, Africa, Italy, Gaul, Liguria, Sicily and on the eastern shores of the Adriatic. He settled as a teacher at Rhodes where his fame attracted numerous scholars. Next to Panaetius he di

ancient Greek philosopher

queen of Egypt and Syria

ancient Roman consul, father of Pompey

Roman consul in 90 BC

wife of Gaius Marius

Roman general and politician (c. 136 BC–c. 54 BC)

ancient Greek geographer

Roman senator, orator and poet (c. 131 – 87 BC)

father of Cato the Younger

Chinese astronomer (c.130-70 BCE)

Roman palace owner and adoptive father of Atticus