Polybius by Владислав Олексійович Кочетов https://padlet.com/vokochetoviff20/czijdxwsuugh7d3b en-us 2020-10-10 20:11:09 UTC 2021-10-23 09:31:02 UTC hello@padlet.com Polybius vokochetoviff20 https://padlet.com/vokochetoviff20/czijdxwsuugh7d3b/wish/818891632 2020-10-10 20:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/vokochetoviff20/czijdxwsuugh7d3b/wish/818891632 vokochetoviff20 https://padlet.com/vokochetoviff20/czijdxwsuugh7d3b/wish/818898979 2020-10-10 20:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/vokochetoviff20/czijdxwsuugh7d3b/wish/818898979 vokochetoviff20 https://padlet.com/vokochetoviff20/czijdxwsuugh7d3b/wish/818900804 Polybius was born around 208BC in Megalopolis, Arcadia. His father, Lycortas, was a land-owner, eminent statesman, and a Strategos (military general) of the ‘Achaean League.’ He liked riding and hunting from a young age.
During his youth, Polybius penned a biography of the Achaean leader Philopoemen. He also wrote a book, ‘Tactics,’ about military treatises. However, these two books were later lost.
When his father visited different places (Rome, Egypt) as an ambassador, Polybius accompanied him and soon got interested in matters of state. In 182 BC (1), he was chosen to carry the funeral urn of the Achaean leader Philopoemen. (Possibly, in 189BC, he was a part of the Roman campaign against ‘Gauls’ in Asia Minor). In either 169 BC or 170 BC, he was appointed ‘Hipparchus’ (cavalry commander) of the ‘Achaean League.’
]]> 2020-10-10 20:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vokochetoviff20/czijdxwsuugh7d3b/wish/818900804 vokochetoviff20 https://padlet.com/vokochetoviff20/czijdxwsuugh7d3b/wish/818902518 2020-10-10 20:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vokochetoviff20/czijdxwsuugh7d3b/wish/818902518 vokochetoviff20 https://padlet.com/vokochetoviff20/czijdxwsuugh7d3b/wish/818903701 He is recognized for his concepts of ‘Separation of Powers’ to maintain political balance in the government. The same principle was later reflected in ‘The Spirit of the Laws’ by Montesquieu and was used in creating the US Constitution. He has been credited with ‘Polybius Square,’ which has the alphabets arranged in a 5x5 square. The letters are determined by cross-referring 2 numbers along the grid.

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