Polybius

American  

[puh-lib-ee-uhs] / pəˈlɪb i əs /

noun

1. c205–c123 b.c., Greek historian.

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Polybius British  

/ pəʊˈlɪbɪəs /

noun

1. ?205–?123 _bc , Greek historian. Under the patronage of Scipio the Younger, he wrote in 40 books a history of Rome from 264 _bc to 146 _bc

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Example Sentences

In “Scipio Africanus: The First Imperator,” Mr. Hoyos gives the victor, whom the Greek historian Polybius once called “virtually the most outstanding man in history,” his due.

From The Wall Street Journal

The outcome at New Carthage reportedly hinged on the element of surprise, the tenacity of the Roman forces and, if ancient historians such as Polybius and Livy are to be believed, the decision to enter via an unusually shallow lagoon on the city’s north side, which reached its lowest ebb at dusk.

From The Wall Street Journal

The two 37-year-olds allegedly got people to invest in a cryptocurrency mining service called HashFlare and a fake virtual bank called Polybius.

From BBC

The DoJ alleges that victims were also promised dividends if they invested in Polybius, a virtual bank Mr Potapenko and Mr Turogin said they had set up.

From BBC

Prosecutors said the suspects tricked hundreds of thousands of people from 2015 to 2019 into buying contracts for a cryptocurrency mining service called HashFlare and investing in a virtual currency bank called Polybius Bank.

From Seattle Times