Even among barbarians, pride sometimes yields to wisdom, and Ares stands in awe of the Muses.
παρὰ τοῖς βαρβάροις ἐνίοτε καὶ ἡ ὕβρις τῇ σοφίᾳ ὑπείκει, καὶ τὸν Ἄρη αἰδεῖσθαι τὰς Μούσας.
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Posidonius
Greek Stoic polymath (c. 135-51 BC), called the most learned of his age by Strabo. Based in Rhodes, taught Pompey and Cicero. His Earth figure, via Ptolemy, helped convince Columbus the Atlantic was crossable.
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