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  Malaspina Great Books - Apollonius of Perga (c. 240 BCE)
Apollonius of Perga was known as 'The Great Geometer'.
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  Perga
During the 8th century under Byzantine rule the city declined; in 1084 Attalia became the metropolis, and Perga rapidly fell to decay.
While Attalia was the chief Greek and Christian city of Pamphylia, Perga was the seat of the local Asiatic goddess, who corresponded to Artemis or Diana of the Ephesians, and was locally known as Leto, or the queen of Perga.
She is frequently represented on the coins as a huntress, with a bow in her hand, and with sphinxes or stags at her side.
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  Apollonius of Perga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Little is known of his life but his works have had a very great influence on the development of mathematics, in particular his famous book Conics introduced terms which are familiar to us today such as parabola, ellipse and hyperbola.
The mathematician Apollonius was born in Perga, Pamphylia which today is known as Murtina, or Murtana and is now in Antalya, Turkey.
Perga was a centre of culture at this time and it was the place of worship of Queen Artemis, a nature goddess.
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 Perga: Places of the Bible   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Located in present-day Turkey, Perga was a major Greek city of Pamphylia in Southern Asia Minor; located a few kilometers upstream from the mouth of the river Cestrus and about 8 kilometers West of the river itself.
The main national cult was that of the Queen of Persia, who was identified with Artemis as at Ephesus and honored as the patroness of the city, Perga.
In the vicinity was a celebrated temple of the goddess Artemis of the Asiatic type, who was known as the Queen of Perga.
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 Apollonius of Perga Biography and Summary
The Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga (active 210 BC) was known as the "Great Geometer." He influenced the development of analytic geometry and substantially advanced mechanics, navigation, and astronomy.
Apollonius was born in Perga, Pamphylia which is today known as Murtina which is now in Antalya, Turkey.
At the time of Apollonius, Perga was a center of culture and a place of worship.
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 Unbound Bible - Paul's Missionary Journeys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
City: "Perga was the capital of Pamphylia, a coastal province of Asia Minor between the provinces of Lycia and Cilicia, and was 5 miles inland and 12 miles east of the important seaport Attalia." (NIV Study Bible:1760)
"The city of Perga was a very wealthy and beautifully decorated city from the Hellenistic times.
Summary: While in Perga, John left Paul and Barnabas to return to Jerusalem.
unbound.biola.edu /acts/index.cfm?item=perga1   (156 words)

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