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Empedocles ( / ɛmˈpɛdəkliːz /; Greek: Ἐμπεδοκλῆς; c. 494 – c. 434 BC, fl. 444–443 BC) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a native citizen of Akragas, a Greek city in Sicily. Empedocles' philosophy is best known for originating the cosmogonic theory of the four classical elements.
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Year 434 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Second year of the Consulship of Iullus and Tricostus or the Year of the Consulship of Capitolinus and Praetextatus and the Year of the Tribunate of Cossus, Praetextatus and Capitolinus .
A gold and ivory statue of Zeus, king of the gods, is completed at Elis by the Athenian sculptor Phidias for the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. The statue becomes one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Olympian Zeus is about seven times life size (or 13 metres) and occupies the full height of the temple.
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Year 434 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Second year of the Consulship of Iullus and Tricostus or the Year of the Consulship of Capitolinus and Praetextatus and the Year of the Tribunate of Cossus, Praetextatus and Capitolinus (or, less frequently, year 320 Ab urbe condita ).
Mar 24, 2018 · The poets Ion of Chios (lived c. 480 – c. 421 BC) and Empedokles of Akragas (lived c. 494 – c. 434 BC) both laud Pythagoras as a wise sage and the Greek historian Herodotos of Halikarnassos (lived c. 484 – c. 425 BC) briefly mentions him in Book IV of his work The Histories, in which he calls him “one of the greatest Greek teachers ...
What happened and who was famous in 434 BC? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 434 BC.
