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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Polybius

“When this happens,” Polybius wrote, “the state will change its name to the finest sounding of all, freedom and democracy; but will change its nature to the worst thing of all, mob-rule.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

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 ● Nov. 22, 2022

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 ● Nov. 21, 2022

“But some of the words Polybius uses aren’t in it.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2020

To a readership obliged to watch in disbelief as the legions toppled one Greek-speaking kingdom after the other, Polybius begged to offer some historical context.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro