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Chapters: Empedocles. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Empedocles (Ancient Greek: ; ca. 490430 BC) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of Agrigentum, a Greek city in Sicily. Empedocles' philosophy is best known for being the origin of the cosmogenic theory of the four Classical elements. He also proposed powers called Love and Strife which would act as forces to bring about the mixture and separation of the elements. These physical speculations were part of a history of the universe which also dealt with the origin and development of life. Influenced by the Pythagoreans, he supported the doctrine of reincarnation. Empedocles is generally considered the last Greek philosopher to record his ideas in verse. Some of his work still survives today, more so than in the case of any other Presocratic philosopher. Empedocles' death was mythologized by ancient writers, and has been the subject of a number of literary treatments. The temple of Hera at Agrigentum, built when Empedocles was a young man, c. 470 BC.Empedocles was born, c. 490 BC, at Agrigentum (Acragas) in Sicily to a distinguished family. Very little is known about his life. His father Meto seems to have been instrumental in overthrowing the tyrant of Agrigentum, presumably Thrasydaeus in 470 BC. Empedocles continued the democratic tradition of his house by helping to overthrow the succeeding oligarchic government. He is said to have been magnanimous in his support of the poor; severe in persecuting the overbearing conduct of the aristocrats; and he even declined the sovereignty of the city when it was offered to him. His brilliant oratory, his penetrating knowledge of nature, and the reputation of his marvellous powers, including the curing of diseases, and averting epidemics, pr...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9553 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Pline L'ancien, Empédocle, Marius Hurard, Maurice Krafft, Omayra Sánchez, Katia Krafft, Mort de Pline L'ancien, David Johnston, Paul Merwart, Harry Glicken. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Pline l'Ancien (en latin Gaius Plinius Secundus) fut un important écrivain et naturaliste romain, auteur d'une monumentale encyclopédie intitulée Histoire naturelle. Il naquit en 23 après J.-C. à Novum Comum (l'actuelle Côme) dans le nord de l'Italie et décéda en 79, à Stabies (Stabia en latin), près de Pompéi, lors de l'éruption du Vésuve. Il adopta son neveu qui prit le nom de Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, Pline le Jeune, en 79 après J.-C. L'Histoire naturelle (Naturalis historia), qui compte trente-sept volumes, est le seul ouvrage de Pline l'Ancien qui soit parvenu jusqu'à nous. Ce document a longtemps été la référence en matière de connaissances scientifiques et techniques. Pline a compilé le savoir de son époque sur des sujets aussi variés que les sciences naturelles, l'astronomie, l'anthropologie, la psychologie ou la métallurgie. Pline l'Ancien naquit sous le consulat d'Asinius Pollion et de Caïus Antistius Vetus en 23 ou 24 de l'ère chrétienne, soit l'an de Rome 776. Il y a de l'incertitude sur le lieu de sa naissance: Vérone selon les uns et Côme (Novocomum), selon d'autres. Ce qui fait croire que Pline est de Vérone, c'est que des manuscrits portent en effet Plinius Veronensis, et que Pline lui-même, dans sa préface, appelle d'un mot militaire Catulle son pays (conterraneus) ; or Catulle était de Vérone. En faveur de Côme, on remarque qu'Eusèbe de Césarée, dans sa Chronique, joint au nom de Pline l'épithète de Novocomensis ; mais Eusèbe et les écrivains postérieurs ont longtemps confondu Pline l...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Chapters: Empedocles, Phalaris, Acron, Theron of Acragas, Thrasydaeus, Carcinus, Philinus of Agrigentum, Phaeax. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Empedocles (Ancient Greek: ; ca. 490430 BC) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of Agrigentum, a Greek city in Sicily. Empedocles' philosophy is best known for being the origin of the cosmogenic theory of the four Classical elements. He also proposed powers called Love and Strife which would act as forces to bring about the mixture and separation of the elements. These physical speculations were part of a history of the universe which also dealt with the origin and development of life. Influenced by the Pythagoreans, he supported the doctrine of reincarnation. Empedocles is generally considered the last Greek philosopher to record his ideas in verse. Some of his work still survives today, more so than in the case of any other Presocratic philosopher. Empedocles' death was mythologized by ancient writers, and has been the subject of a number of literary treatments. The temple of Hera at Agrigentum, built when Empedocles was a young man, c. 470 BC.Empedocles was born, c. 490 BC, at Agrigentum (Acragas) in Sicily to a distinguished family. Very little is known about his life. His father Meto seems to have been instrumental in overthrowing the tyrant of Agrigentum, presumably Thrasydaeus in 470 BC. Empedocles continued the democratic tradition of his house by helping to overthrow the succeeding oligarchic government. He is said to have been magnanimous in his support of the poor; severe in persecuting the overbearing conduct of the aristocrats; and he even declined the sovereignty of the city when it was offered to him. His brilliant oratory, his penetrating knowledge of nature, and the reputa...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9553 ... Read more

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Chapters: Artists of Magna Graecia, Italiotes, Sicilian Greeks, Writers of Magna Graecia, Archimedes, Empedocles, Dicaearchus, Alexis, Gorgias, Diodorus Siculus, Timaeus, Caecilius of Calacte, Gelo, Lysias, Epicharmus of Kos, Gawhar Al-Siqilli, Cleon, Darius Painter, Mithaecus, Phrygillus, Asteas, Clearchus of Rhegium, Theagenes of Rhegium, Rhinthon, Python of Catana, Achaeus of Syracuse, Siceliotes, Pausanias of Sicily, Cymaeans, Pasiteles, Tyndarion, Andromachus. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 122. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Archimedes of Syracuse (Greek: ; c. 287 BC c. 212 BC) was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity. Among his advances in physics are the foundations of hydrostatics, statics and an explanation of the principle of the lever. He is credited with designing innovative machines, including siege engines and the screw pump that bears his name. Modern experiments have tested claims that Archimedes designed machines capable of lifting attacking ships out of the water and setting ships on fire using an array of mirrors. Archimedes is generally considered to be the greatest mathematician of antiquity and one of the greatest of all time. He used the method of exhaustion to calculate the area under the arc of a parabola with the summation of an infinite series, and gave a remarkably accurate approximation of pi. He also defined the spiral bearing his name, formulae for the volumes of surfaces of revolution and an ingenious system for expressing very large numbers. Archimedes died during the Siege of Syracuse when he was killed by a Roman soldier despite orders that he should not be harmed. Cicero describes visiting the tomb...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1844 ... Read more

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Chapters: Aristotle, Plato, Archimedes, Thales, Leucippus, Anaximander, Heraclitus, Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Theophrastus, Prodicus, Strato of Lampsacus, Philolaus, Hippasus, Archytas, Eudemus of Rhodes, Philo of Byzantium, Milesian School, Ocellus Lucanus. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 205. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Plato (pronounced , Greek: , Plátn, "broad"; 428/427 BC 348/347 BC), was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science. Plato was originally a student of Socrates, and was as much influenced by his thinking as by his apparently unjust execution. Plato's sophistication as a writer is evident in his Socratic dialogues; thirty-six dialogues and thirteen letters have been ascribed to him. Plato's writings have been published in several fashions; this has led to several conventions regarding the naming and referencing of Plato's texts. Plato's dialogues have been used to teach a range of subjects, including philosophy, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, and other subjects about which he wrote. The definite place and time of Plato's birth are not known, but what is certain is that he belonged to an aristocratic and influential family. Based on ancient sources, most modern scholars believe that he was born in Athens or Aegina between 429 and 423 BC. His father was Ariston. According to a disputed tradition, reported by Diogenes Laertius, Ariston traced his descent from the king of Athens, Codrus, and the king of Messenia, Melanthus. Plato's mother was Perictione, whose family boasted of a relationship with the ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=22954 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Bataille D'héraclée, Vallée Des Temples, Motyé, Grande-Grèce, Empédocle, Sélinonte, Sicules, Guerre de Pyrrhus En Italie, Bataille D'ausculum, Histoire D'agrigente, Bataille de Beneventum, Siris, Aristodemos Malakos, Bataille de Cumes, Élymes, Théron D'acragas, Phalaris, Italiotes, Peintre de Pisticci, Œnotriens, Thrasydée, Sicéliotes. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : La bataille d'Héraclée (Aujourd'hui la cité de Policoro) est une bataille de l'Antiquité (280 av. J.-C.) qui vit s'affronter d'une part les troupes de la République romaine, commandées par le consul Publius Valerius Laevinus et d'autre part celles de la coalition grecque d'Épire, de Tarente, de Thurii, de Métaponte et d'Héraclée, sous le commandement du roi d'Épire, Pyrrhus I. Les Grecs, conduits par un de leurs généraux les plus talentueux, remportèrent la victoire. Cette bataille s'inscrit dans le cadre des luttes entre la Grande-Grèce et la jeune République romaine, qui tente d'étendre son hégémonie sur toute la péninsule italienne. Elle incarne également les premiers affrontements du monde romain et du monde grec. À la fin du siècle av. J.-C., Tarente est une des nombreuses colonies grecques de la Grande-Grèce. Les dirigeants de la cité, que sont les démocrates Philocharis et Ainesias, sont opposés à la République romaine, car ils craignent de perdre leur indépendance vis-à-vis d'une Rome grandissante. Cette inquiétude s'accentue après les succès militaires romains : alliance entre Romains et Lucaniens en 298 av. J.-C., soumission des Samnites en 291 av. J.-C., des Sabins en 290 av. J.-C., victoire sur les cités étrusques et les mercenaires gaulois. L'historien Pierre Grimal rappelle les bonnes relations entre Rome et les cités...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Chapters: 430 Bc Deaths, 432 Bc Deaths, 436 Bc Deaths, 437 Bc Deaths, 439 Bc Deaths, Empedocles, Zeno of Elea, Zengcius, Cleostratus, Tissa of Sri Lanka, Spurius Maelius. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Empedocles (Ancient Greek: ; ca. 490430 BC) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of Agrigentum, a Greek city in Sicily. Empedocles' philosophy is best known for being the origin of the cosmogenic theory of the four Classical elements. He also proposed powers called Love and Strife which would act as forces to bring about the mixture and separation of the elements. These physical speculations were part of a history of the universe which also dealt with the origin and development of life. Influenced by the Pythagoreans, he supported the doctrine of reincarnation. Empedocles is generally considered the last Greek philosopher to record his ideas in verse. Some of his work still survives today, more so than in the case of any other Presocratic philosopher. Empedocles' death was mythologized by ancient writers, and has been the subject of a number of literary treatments. The temple of Hera at Agrigentum, built when Empedocles was a young man, c. 470 BC.Empedocles was born, c. 490 BC, at Agrigentum (Acragas) in Sicily to a distinguished family. Very little is known about his life. His father Meto seems to have been instrumental in overthrowing the tyrant of Agrigentum, presumably Thrasydaeus in 470 BC. Empedocles continued the democratic tradition of his house by helping to overthrow the succeeding oligarchic government. He is said to have been magnanimous in his support of the poor; severe in persecuting the overbearing conduct of the aristocrats; and he even declined the sovereignty of the city when it was offered to him. His brilliant or...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9553 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Empedocles (Ancient Greek: ; ca. 490430 BC) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of Agrigentum, a Greek city in Sicily. Empedocles' philosophy is best known for being the origin of the cosmogenic theory of the four Classical elements. He also proposed powers called Love and Strife which would act as forces to bring about the mixture and separation of the elements. These physical speculations were part of a history of the universe which also dealt with the origin and development of life. Influenced by the Pythagoreans, he supported the doctrine of reincarnation. Empedocles is generally considered the last Greek philosopher to record his ideas in verse. Some of his work still survives today, more so than in the case of any other Presocratic philosopher. Empedocles' death was mythologized by ancient writers, and has been the subject of a number of literary treatments. The temple of Hera at Agrigentum, built when Empedocles was a young man, c. 470 BC.Empedocles was born, c. 490 BC, at Agrigentum (Acragas) in Sicily to a distinguished family. Very little is known about his life. His father Meto seems to have been instrumental in overthrowing the tyrant of Agrigentum, presumably Thrasydaeus in 470 BC. Empedocles continued the democratic tradition of his house by helping to overthrow the succeeding oligarchic government. He is said to have been magnanimous in his support of the poor; severe in persecuting the overbearing conduct of the aristocrats; and he even declined the sovereignty of the city when it was offered to him. His brilliant oratory, his penetrating knowledge of nature, and the reputation of his marvellous powers, including the curing of diseases, and averting epidemics, produced many myths and stories surrounding his name. ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9553 ... Read more

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Chapters: Ferdinandea, Empedocles, Eratosthenes Seamount. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ferdinandea (Sicilian: Ìsula Firdinandèa) is a submerged volcanic island which forms part of the newly discovered underwater volcano Empedocles, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Sicily, and which is one of a number of submarine volcanoes known as the Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia. Currently a seamount, eruptions have raised it above sea level several times before erosion has caused it to submerge again. When it last rose above sea level after erupting in 1831, a four-way dispute over its sovereignty began, which was still unresolved when it disappeared beneath the waves again in early 1832. During its brief life, the French geologist Constant Prévost was on hand, accompanied by an artist, to witness it in July 1831; he named it Île Julia, for its July appearance, and reported in the Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. Some observers at the time wondered if a chain of mountains would spring up, linking Sicily to Tunisia and thus upsetting the geopolitics of the region. More recently, it has showed signs of volcanic activity in 2000 and 2002, forecasting a possible appearance; however, as of 2006 it remains 6 metres under sea level. Ferdinandea lies in a volcanic area known as the Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia (Phlegraean Fields of the Sea of Sicily), in between Sicily and Tunisia in the Mediterranean Sea. Many submarine volcanoes (seamounts) exist in the region, as well as some volcanic islands such as Pantelleria. Volcanic activity at Ferdinandea was first reported during the First Punic War, and the island has appeared and disappeared four or five times. Several eruptions have been reported since the 17th century. Ferdinandea's most recent a...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1521453 ... Read more

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Chapters: Ancient Acragantines, Ancient Crotonians, Ancient Rhegians, Ancient Tarantines, Epizephyrian Locrians, Lucanian Greeks, Empedocles, Alexis, Phalaris, Ibycus, Aristoxenus, Livius Andronicus, Alcmaeon of Croton, Archytas, Aesara, Pythagoras, Acron, Anaxilas, Theron of Acragas, Medma, Philistion of Locri, Democedes, Leonidas of Tarentum, Timaeus of Locri, Cleinias of Tarentum, Asteas, Clearchus of Rhegium, Ocellus Lucanus, Aulus Licinius Archias, Thrasydaeus, Zaleucus, Phalanthus of Tarentum, Theagenes of Rhegium, Lysis of Taras, Carcinus, Autoleon, Iccus of Taranto, Calliphon of Croton, Philinus of Agrigentum, Acrion, Nossis, Cymaeans, Sosibius of Tarentum, Anaxilas of Rhegium, Phaeax, Myllias of Croton. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 116. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Empedocles (Ancient Greek: ; ca. 490430 BC) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a citizen of Agrigentum, a Greek city in Sicily. Empedocles' philosophy is best known for being the origin of the cosmogenic theory of the four Classical elements. He also proposed powers called Love and Strife which would act as forces to bring about the mixture and separation of the elements. These physical speculations were part of a history of the universe which also dealt with the origin and development of life. Influenced by the Pythagoreans, he supported the doctrine of reincarnation. Empedocles is generally considered the last Greek philosopher to record his ideas in verse. Some of his work still survives today, more so than in the case of any other Presocratic philosopher. Empedocles' death was mythologized by ancient writers, and has been the subject of a number of literary treatments. The temple of Hera at Agrigentum, built when Empedocles was a young man, c. 470 BC.Empedocles was born, c. 490 BC, at Agrigentum ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9553 ... Read more