The cosmos itself is a living being — wise, provident, intelligent.
vivit anima quae omnia agitat et continet.
Philosophers
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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