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Fictitious 1981 arcade game
Polybius is an urban legend about a mysterious arcade video game. According to the legend, the game appeared in arcades around Portland, Oregon in 1981
Polybius_(urban_legend)
Ancient Greek historian and politician of the 2nd century BC
Elite theory Historic recurrence Iron law of oligarchy Kyklos Polybius (urban legend) Polybius square Mixed government John Ma. (2013). Statues and Cities:
Polybius
Topics referred to by the same term
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Polybius_(disambiguation)
List with all urban legends currently on Wikipedia
This is a list of urban legends. An urban legend or urban myth is a modern genre of folklore. It often consists of fictional stories associated with the
List_of_urban_legends
2017 shoot 'em up video game
York Game Awards 2018. Polybius, ancient Greek historian Polybius, an urban legend that the game takes inspiration from. "Polybius Description Page". Archived
Polybius_(2017_video_game)
1983 video game
Kellogg, believe that Cube Quest was an inspiration for the Polybius urban legend. Polybius is frequently described as a Tempest-like shoot-em-up with
Cube_Quest
1967 U.S. statute regarding access to information held by the U.S. government
An example of an E-FOIA request. This particular request concerns possible records the FBI might have on the Polybius urban legend.
Freedom of Information Act (United States)
Freedom_of_Information_Act_(United_States)
Video game hoax
Star Fox racing game was not going to be announced any time soon. Polybius (urban legend) Sheng Long Also written as Star Fox: Grand Prix According to a
Star_Fox_Grand_Prix
2018 video game
which was DERE EVIL EXE. The inspiration for the game came from the Polybius urban legend about a 1981 arcade game used for government experiments, as well
Dere_Evil_Exe
anti-gaming activists, after playing Polybius. One of the oldest urban legends regarding video games, Polybius has entered popular culture, and numerous
List_of_creepypastas
Areas of influence by ancient Greece and Rome
constitution of the Roman Republic, Polybius described the system as being a "mixed" form of government. Specifically, Polybius described the Roman system as
Greco-Roman_world
Nine Inch Nails song
"Everything" in August 2013. The song's music video alludes to Polybius, an urban legend about a dangerous and addictive video arcade video game that was
Less_Than_(song)
Ancient Roman city in present day Milan, Italy
important for its location as a hub in the road network of northern Italy. Polybius describes the country as abounding in wine, and every kind of grain, and
Mediolanum
Queen regent of the Ardiaei
158–159. Wilkes 1992, p. 159. Eckstein 1995, p. 154. Polybius 2010, 2:8:9. Wilkes 1992, p. 160. Polybius 2010, 2:8:11. Cassius Dio 1914, 12, Zonaras 8, 19
Teuta
Reports of large non-native feline sightings in Britain
In British folklore and urban legend, British big cats refers to the subject of reported sightings of non-native, wild big cats in the United Kingdom.
British_big_cats
Ancient Celtic people of Cisalpine Gaul
is first recorded by Polybius for the events of 222 BC, while Livy ties its foundation to the formation of the people. Polybius mentions a federal sanctuary
Insubres
Ancient city in Tunisia
Polybius (c. 200 – 118), Istorion at III, 22–25, selections translated as Rise of the Roman Empire (Penguin 1979) at 199–203. Nota bene: Polybius died
Carthage
Allegedly magic drum
was to beat the drum he would return to defend the country. According to legend it can be heard to beat at times when England is at war or significant national
Drake's_Drum
8.15. Livy, Periochae of Ab Urbe condita libri, 9.30. Polybius, Histories, 6.20.8–9. Polybius, Histories, 6.26.7. P.Connolly, L'esercito romano, Mondadori
Size_of_the_Roman_army
2016 video game
of playing Pony Island as what it might have been like playing Polybius, an urban legend of a video game cabinet used for mind control experiments, and
Pony_Island
Supposed killer in England
city centre spokesman, dismissed the theory of a "Manchester pusher" as an urban myth, adding "It [..] will never die, and any time there's an incident or
Manchester_Pusher
British video game designer (born 1962)
British video games". The Guardian. "Jeff Minter Is Re Imagining Urban Legend Polybius". Eurogamer.net. 7 October 2016. Yin-Poole, Wesley (8 August 2017)
Jeff_Minter
Phoenician city-state
Carthaginians, Routledge, p. 153. Polybius, Book 6, 52. On the Perseus project Gibson, Bruce; Harrison, Thomas (2013). Polybius and His World: Essays in Memory
Ancient_Carthage
Mysterious beam of light reported in Canada
v t e Urban legends List Main topics Creepypastas list Cryptids Theorists and analysis Jan Harold Brunvand Hoax Slayer Linda Dégh Gary Alan Fine Patricia
St._Louis_light
Confederates of Roman Republic
minimum rating for legionary service between Polybius (400 drachmae) and Livy (1,100). In addition, Polybius states that the proletarii were assigned to
Socii
2023-04-07. Houlihan, Ryan (2020-10-31). "'Polybius' is real". Input. Retrieved 2024-04-01. "League of Legends Origins". Netflix. 2019. Archived from the
List of documentary films about video games
List_of_documentary_films_about_video_games
281 BC–62 AD kingdom in northern Anatolia
II McGing 1986, p. 16-17. McGing 1986, p. 17-23. Polybius "Histories", XXIV. 1, 5, 8, 9 XXV. 2 Polybius, XXXIII.12 McGing 1986, p. 36-39. Cambridge Ancient
Kingdom_of_Pontus
2023. Houlihan, Ryan (October 31, 2020). "'Polybius' is real". Input. Retrieved April 1, 2024. "League of Legends Origins". Netflix. 2019. Archived from the
List of films based on video games
List_of_films_based_on_video_games
Supposed animal killer in England
v t e Urban legends List Main topics Creepypastas list Cryptids Theorists and analysis Jan Harold Brunvand Hoax Slayer Linda Dégh Gary Alan Fine Patricia
Croydon_Cat_Killer
Archaeological evidence and mythical tale for Rome's origins
but also Capua. Authors also wrote their home regions into the story. Polybius, who hailed from Arcadia, for example, gave Rome not a Trojan colonial
Founding_of_Rome
200 BC–10 AD Greek kingdom in South Asia
paragraph 1 Strabo XI.XI.I Justin XLI Polybius 11.34 Strabo 11.11.2 Polybius 10.49, Battle of the Arius Polybius 11.34 Siege of Bactra On the image of
Indo-Greek_Kingdom
British author and screenwriter (born 1972)
to Accept it (September 2015) ISBN 978-1743607725 Spy Quest - Polybius: The Urban Legend (November 2015) ISBN 978-0993283109 CTRL+S (November 2019) ISBN 978-1409184652
Andy_Briggs
Ancient Roman city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea
formed the limit between Latium and Campania. At an earlier period indeed Polybius reckoned it a town of Campania, and Ptolemy follows the same classification
Sinuessa
Social attitudes to nakedness
exceptions in what is now South America, and in Africa and Australia. Polybius asserts that Celts typically fought naked, "The appearance of these naked
History_of_nudity
Retrieved April 28, 2017. Arthands (May 9, 2017). "PSVR New Release: Polybius VR". Arthands-VR. Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved
List of video games released in 2017
List_of_video_games_released_in_2017
Science of Greek historical writing
Greek historiography proved to be very influential over the centuries. Polybius, who witnessed the Greeks coming under Roman hegemony, is considered the
Hellenic_historiography
Ancient geopolitical region of Anatolia (Turkey)
Kindersley. p. 179. "Polybius, The histories, 21.34". Bryce & Zahle 1986, p. 102. "Livy, The History of Rome, 41.6.8–12". "Polybius, The Histories, 25.3"
Lycia
Folklore of the ancient Greeks
all the genres of oral narrative known to us, even ghost stories and urban legends, but they also told all kinds that in most of the Western world no longer
Ancient_Greek_folklore
Peninsula in southwestern Europe
treaty, stated in Appian, uses Ibērus. With reference to this border, Polybius states that the "native name" is Ibēr, apparently the original word, stripped
Iberian_Peninsula
3rd episode of the 18th season of The Simpsons
arcade classics of the golden age, features a cabinet marked Polybius - an urban legend supposedly constructed as an experimental game-machine unit by
Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em
Please_Homer,_Don't_Hammer_'Em
Political term
Gaslighting List Literary Lying press Photograph manipulation Racial Urban legend Virus Video manipulation Marketing Branding Loyalty Product Product placement
People_power
Italic tribe in ancient antiquity
recorded Romano-Carthaginian treaty, dated by the ancient Greek historian Polybius to 507 BC, a date accepted by Cornell (although some scholars argue a much
Latins_(Italic_tribe)
Faults of Qin (Guò Qín Lùn) Aramaic: Book of Daniel Hebrew: Sirach Greek: Polybius: The Histories Book of Wisdom Septuagint Latin: Terence (195/185 BC — 159
Ancient_literature
Largest of the Ionian Islands, Greece
(March 2024). "All the mentions of the altar of Zeus Ainesios in books". Polybius 5.3 Livy 38.28-9 Cassius Dio 69.16 Gregory, Timothy E. (1991). "Kephalenia"
Cephalonia
Capital and largest city of Tunisia
it originated from Tynes, which was mentioned by Diodorus Siculus and Polybius in the course of descriptions of a location resembling present-day Al-Kasbah
Tunis
Collection of Indo-European peoples sharing Celtic languages and cultural traits
their homes by the frequency of wars and the violent rising of the sea". Polybius published a history of Rome about 150 BC in which he describes the Gauls
Celts
Historical region of Italy
Itinerari e Luoghi (in Italian). Retrieved 15 July 2023. Polybius, The Histories, II 39, 1-6- Polybius, ii. 39. A. J. Graham, "The colonial expansion of Greece"
Magna_Graecia
Fifth-largest city in Albania
maint: location missing publisher (link) e.g. Ptolemy, Geographia II.16.; Polybius, Histories, XXVII.8. Wilkes, John (1992). The Illyrians. Wiley. pp. 177–179
Shkodër
Hellenistic state in West Asia (312–63 BC)
after the Seleucid-Mauryan War. Actual translation of Polybius 11.34 (No other source except Polybius makes any reference to Sophagasenus): He [Antiochus]
Seleucid_Empire
Science of Roman historical writing
the Origines by Cato the Elder. Contemporary Greek historians such as Polybius wrote about the rise of Rome during its conquest of Greece and ascension
Roman_historiography
Forced entry by a polity into another polity's territory
Archived from the original on February 24, 2006. Retrieved February 24, 2006. Polybius (1922). "The Histories, Book III". Retrieved February 24, 2006. U.S. Army
Invasion
Period of Roman history (c. 753 – c. 509 BC)
after the Battle of the Allia in 390 BC (according to Varro; according to Polybius, the battle occurred in 387 or 386), and what remained eventually fell
Roman_Kingdom
Kingdom in North Africa, 202 to 25 BC
Sallust, in the First Punic War (264–241 BC), when the Greek historian Polybius first noted the strength and versatility of the Numidian cavalry. He also
Numidia
Island off of the coast of Tunisia
Region (Kufra). Studies and Research in History, Heritage, and Languages Polybius; Strabo 1.2.17. Ghai, Rajat (4 August 2024). "Genetics confirms Berbers
Djerba
Hellenistic-era Greek kingdom (256–100 BCE)
Encyclopaedia Iranica. "Polybius 11.34". Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2021. "Polybius 10.49, Battle of the Arius"
Greco-Bactrian_Kingdom
Study of classical antiquity
as the historian Ammianus Marcellinus, are also preserved. According to legend, the city of Rome was founded in 753 BC; in reality, there had been a settlement
Classics
Large archaeological site of a harbour city near Rome, Italy
about Roman urbanism that are not accessible within the city of Rome itself. Ostia may have been Rome's first colony. According to legend, Ancus Marcius
Ostia_Antica
City and municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Elder iii. 3. s. 4. xxii. 22 ap. Strabo iii. p. 159 ap. Strab. l. c.; Polybius iii. 76 Ford's Handbook of Spain, p. 222. Antonine Itinerary pp. 391, 396
Tarragona
Town in Split-Dalmatia, Croatia
Centre. "Historic City of Trogir". unesco.org. Retrieved 1 August 2015. Polybius (1839). "Polybii Historiarum reliquiae". google.gr. Retrieved 1 August
Trogir
Island in Greece
on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2021. Polybius (1889). Friedrich Otto Hultsch (ed.). The Histories of Polybius. London: Macmillan & Co. pp. xxviii. 14
Rhodes
Mountain formation in the Region of Murcia (Spain)
discovered the silver mines. Polybius, Histories 10, 11.1. A century later, the geographer Strabo, paraphrasing Polybius, describes the silver mines of
Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión
Sierra_Minera_de_Cartagena-La_Unión
Age of the ancient Greeks and Romans
restraints on the ability of individual rulers to exercise power. According to legend, Rome was founded on 21 April 753 BC by twin descendants of the Trojan prince
Classical_antiquity
Chief deity of Roman state religion
VIII 641. Wissowa (1912), p. 108, citing Festus p. 189 M. s.v. lapis; Polybius Historiae III 25, 6. Dumézil (1977), p. 169. Dumézil (1977), p. 167. The
Jupiter_(god)
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
Macedonia, provides us with terse accounts of its governing institutions. Polybius was a contemporary historian who wrote about Macedonia; later historians
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Roman Empire from about 27 BC to 476 AD
136 Polybius VI.27-42 Vegetius I.21 Polybius VI.25, 41 Polybius VI.42 Dobson (2008) Polybius VI.31 Livy XXII.49 Polybius VI.41 Polybius VI.34 Polybius VI
Imperial_Roman_army
Ancient city in Crete, Greece
(184 B.C.E) and 14 years later that of Apollonia, an action criticized by Polybius since they were allies. The Greeks associated Kydonia with the quince fruit
Kydonia
Second-largest city in Italy
(in Italian). Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-326-64414-7. Retrieved 16 July 2018. Polybius. "Histories". Retrieved 11 July 2024. "Le colonie romane" (in Italian)
Milan
Pre-Roman civilization of Etruria (9th–1st century BC)
identifies the Raetii as a remnant of the 12 cities "beyond the Apennines". Polybius. "Campanian Etruscans mentioned". The entire subject with complete ancient
Etruscan_civilization
One of the four Panhellenic Games
ad Nem. Pausanias, ii. 15. §2 Livy, xxvii. 30, etc.; Polybius, x. 26 Livy, xxxiv. 41; Polybius, x. 26. Evidence suggests this race wasn't held always
Nemean_Games
Aspect of Mediterranean history
peoples coexisted peacefully and the coastal villages became important urban centers, organized in a similar way to the ancient city-states of the Lebanese
Phoenician_and_Punic_Sardinia
Confucian philosopher (c. 371 – c. 289 BC)
Confucius's grandson Zisi (c. 481 – c. 402 BC). Like Confucius, according to legend, he travelled throughout China for forty years to offer advice to rulers
Mencius
Roman province
This "Philinus Treaty" is known to us from Polybius, who mentions it in order to deny its existence. Polybius also claims that the Romans were encouraged
Sicilia_(Roman_province)
Attitudes and behaviors towards sex in ancient Rome
harsh penalties, including death, as a violation of military discipline. Polybius (2nd century BC) reports that same-sex activity in the military was punishable
Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome
important for its location as a hub in the road network of northern Italy. Polybius describes the country as abounding in wine, and every kind of grain, and
History_of_Milan
Country primarily in Western Europe
edu. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024. Polybius, The Histories, 2.18.19 Cornell, The Beginnings of Rome, p. 325 "Provence
France
Ancient Roman brothers known for their social reforms
demagogic tyranny. These nobles feared that the deterioration predicted by Polybius was upon them ... the murderers genuinely thought they had saved the state
Gracchi_brothers
King of the Medes from 700 to 678 BCE
and modified picture of the periods after Deioces' reign. Nevertheless, Polybius, a famous Greek historian, mentioned this palace in his book and his description
Deioces
Danish-Canadian animated television season
Andreasen stated on Twitter that Prime Empire was inspired by the urban legend Polybius, a fictitious 1980s arcade game. A 30-second teaser trailer was
Ninjago:_Prime_Empire
the role of women, and Strabo (Geography), who expanded on the work of Polybius (Histories) through personal travels and research. Among the works of Roman
Ancient_Celtic_women
7 "Polybius" 22:18 October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25) The Nerd takes a look at the arcade classic Polybius, while he also delves into the urban legend surrounding
List of Angry Video Game Nerd episodes
List_of_Angry_Video_Game_Nerd_episodes
Index of imaginary games created in fictional works
game featured in the horror web series of the same name. Polybius – The subject of an urban legend pertaining to an alleged 1981 arcade game. The game has
List_of_fictional_games
Ancient city of Sicily
given by Polybius and has been interpreted by modern scholarship as indicating that the sanctuary of Venus Erycina was located outside the urban area of
Eryx_(city)
Ancient city in Médenine Governorate, Tunisia
George Frazer. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. p. 281. Polybius (1889). The Histories of Polybius. Vol. I. Translated by Shuckburgh, Evelyn S. London: Macmillan
Meninx_(town)
Ethnic group indigenous to North Africa
Its people were the Numidians. The name Numidia was first applied by Polybius and other historians during the third century BC to indicate the territory
Berbers
City in Lebanon
South Governorate. There were approximately 200,000 inhabitants in the Tyre urban area in 2016, including many refugees, as the city hosts three of the twelve
Tyre,_Lebanon
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
Triad. The refoundation overlaid the destroyed Jewish city with a new Roman urban plan, and included the construction of a Temple to Jupiter on the site of
Roman_Empire
Italian Dominican friar and philosopher (1225–1274)
Thomas Aquinas" Archived 20 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine On the legend of St. Albert's automaton Aquinas on Intelligent Extra-Terrestrial Life
Thomas_Aquinas
German philosopher and socialist (1820–1895)
was an early intellectual influence, shaping his imagination with heroic legends like Siegfried, the dragon-slaying hero of the Nibelungenlied. His early
Friedrich_Engels
likely that the Romans wished to use the legend of Spartan prowess. After an economic decline in the 3rd century, urban prosperity returned in the 4th century
History_of_Sparta
Archaeological theory
Heyerdahl#Boats Ra and Ra II Carthaginian coins of Corvo Tellier, Luc-Normand (2009). Urban World History: An Economic and Geographical Perspective. Presses de l'Université
Theory of Phoenician discovery of the Americas
Theory_of_Phoenician_discovery_of_the_Americas
sacked the city after the Battle of the Allia in 390 BC (according to Polybius, the battle occurred in 387/386) and what was left was eventually lost
History_of_Rome
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
earliest and most credible surviving source for the Hellenistic period is Polybius of Megalopolis (c. 200–118), a statesman of the Achaean League until 168 BC
Hellenistic_period
Bronze Age civilisation in South Asia
growth of rural and urban settlements. The more organised sedentary life, in turn, led to a net increase in the birth rate. The large urban centres of Mohenjo-daro
Indus_Valley_Civilisation
Currency of ancient Rome
associated with Roman settlement hierarchies and transport networks, and that urban civic, economic, and religious infrastructure helped predict local coin
Roman_currency
Late Bronze Age Greek civilization
distinctively Greek civilization in mainland Greece with its palatial states, urban organization, works of art, and writing system. The Mycenaeans were mainland
Mycenaean_Greece
Ethnonyms for the Greeks
Macedonia, whence it was never yet possible to buy a decent slave." Herodotus, Polybius, Strabo and a large number of other Greek and Roman writers regard the
Names_of_the_Greeks
Ancient Semitic maritime civilization
maintained cultural and commercial links with their western counterparts. Polybius recounts how the Seleucid King Demetrius I escaped from Rome by boarding
Phoenicia
Peninsula in Europe
deriving from another original term. Strabo (Geography vii 4.3, xi. 2.5), Polybius, (Histories 4.39.4), and Ptolemy (Geographia. II, v 9.5) refer variously
Crimea
Identification of emperors with divine authority
which would have been etiquette at his own court; Livy was shocked by Polybius' account of this, and insists that there is no Roman source it ever happened
Roman_imperial_cult
Period of ancient Greece (510 to 323 BC)
hereditary, vested in the Agiad dynasty and the Eurypontid dynasty. According to legend, the respective hereditary lines of these two dynasties sprang from Eurysthenes
Classical_Greece
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