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Is this the same Polybius that developed the Polybius square? The Anome

Yes. Securiger 18:16, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

No, not as Wikipedia mentions it. First of all, Polybius wrote in Greek, and secondly, even if he had used Roman letters, U and V were not distinct and W was not even invented yet. I'm removing the section. Chris Weimer 23:47, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

It is the same person. He describes it in Hist. X.45.6 ff. The article "Polybius square" simply gives an example with the Latin alphabet because that is the way it is commonly used today. It could be used with any alphabet, and in fact has even been used with Japanese hiragana. But I agree there is no need to have an example table in this article, when there is one in the article on the square itself. -- Securiger 01:44, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

"In a classic story of human behavior, Polybius captures it all: Nationalism, Racism..." - racism (as opposed to xenophobia) and certainly nationalism are modern phenomena and do not really apply to the ancient world -- jleybov

[edit] Arcade Game Hoax

As much as (see the main "Polybius" page's history) the arcade game of the same name is undoubtedly fictitious, I think it merits a disambiguatory mention or a page of its own. What do we make of it?

Matthew Platts 17:30, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Unsourced pro Polybius stuff

It is certainly true that Polybius has in the past had a high reputation and that needs to be said. However it needs to be source. To say without source that his writing shows " clearness, penetration, sound judgment" implies it is an undisputed fact. It is a POV and that's only okay if quoting someone. Dejvid 19:39, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

Sounds like it's a quote from the 1911 Britannica. Perhaps it can be changed into a quote? john k 21:53, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

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