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Aratus (315–245 BC)

Greek poet. While residing at the court of Antigonus II Gonatus he wrote his celebrated astronomical poem ‘Phaenomena’, which was very popular in ancient times and was translated into Latin by Cicero.

He was born at Soli in Cilicia, and died in Macedonia. St Paul's quotation in his speech to the Athenians (Acts xvii. 28) is from ‘Phaenomena’.



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