Apollonius () is a masculine given name which may refer to:

People

Ancient world

Artists

* Apollonius of Athens (sculptor) (fl. 1st century BC) * Apollonius of Tralles (fl. 2nd century BC), sculptor * Apollonius (satyr sculptor) * Apollonius (son of Archias), sculptor

Historians

* Apollonius of Aphrodisias (fl. c. 3rd century BC), historian of Caria * Apollonius of Ascalon, historian mentioned by

Stephanus of Byzantium Stephanus or Stephen of Byzantium (; , ''Stéphanos Byzántios''; centuryAD) was a Byzantine grammarian and the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled ''Ethnica'' (). Only meagre fragments of the dictionary survive, but the epit ...

Writers

* Apollonius Attaleus, writer on dreams * Apollonius of Acharnae, ancient Greek writer on festivals * Apollonius of Laodicea, writer on astrology *

Apollonius of Rhodes Apollonius of Rhodes ( ''Apollṓnios Rhódios''; ; fl. first half of 3rd century BC) was an ancient Greek literature, ancient Greek author, best known for the ''Argonautica'', an epic poem about Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Go ...

(born c. 270 BC), librarian and poet, best known for the ''

Argonautica The ''Argonautica'' () is a Greek literature, Greek epic poem written by Apollonius of Rhodes, Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC. The only entirely surviving Hellenistic civilization, Hellenistic epic (though Aetia (Callimachus), Callim ...

'' * Apollonius (son of Chaeris), ancient Greek writer, mentioned by the scholiast on Aristophanes * Apollonius (son of Sotades), writer

Oratory

* Apollonius Dyscolus (fl. 2nd century AD), grammarian * Apollonius Eidographus, ancient Greek grammarian *

Apollonius Molon Apollonius Molon or Molo of Rhodes (or simply Molon; ), was a Greece, Greek rhetorician. He was a native of Alabanda, a pupil of Menecles, and settled at Rhodes, where he opened a school of rhetoric. Prior to that, he twice visited Rome as an ambas ...

(fl. 70 BC), rhetorician * Apollonius of Athens or Apollonius of Naucratis, (fl. 2nd century AD), sophist and rhetorician * Apollonius the Effeminate (fl. 120 BC), Greek rhetorician of Alabanda in Caria * Apollonius the Sophist, grammarian who lived towards the end of the 1st century, and wrote a renowned Homeric lexicon

Philosophers

* Apollonius Cronus (fl. 4th century BC), philosopher of the Megarian school * Apollonius of Chalcedon, philosophy tutor to the emperors

Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius Antoninus ( ; ; 26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoicism, Stoic philosopher. He was a member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty, the last of the rulers later known as the Five Good Emperors ...

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Lucius Verus Lucius Aurelius Verus (; 15 December 130 – 23 January 169) was Roman emperor from 161 until his death in 169, alongside his adoptive brother Marcus Aurelius. He was a member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. Verus' succession together with Ma ...

* Apollonius of Syria, Platonic philosopher * Apollonius of Tyana (c. 40–c. 100 AD), Neo-Pythagorean philosopher * Apollonius of Tyre (philosopher), Stoic philosopher * Apollonius paradoxographus (fl. 2nd century BC), paradoxographer

Political

* Apollonius (ambassador) (fl. 2nd century BC), ambassador sent from the Seleucid Empire * Apollonius (consul 460), consul in 460 * Apollonius (freedman), or Publius Licinius Apollonius, secretary of Publius Licinius Crassus * Apollonius (magister militum) (fl. 443–451), Eastern Roman general * Apollonius of Clazomenae (fl. 2nd century BC), ambassador sent to the Seleucid Empire * Apollonius of Drepanum (fl. 2nd century BC), citizen of Sicily * Apollonius of Sicily, leader of a revolt in 103 BCE * Apollonius (praetorian prefect) (442–443), Roman Praetorian prefect * Apollonius (Seleucid) (fl. 2nd century BC) a friend of Demetrius I Soter * Apollonius (son of Charinus), politician under Alexander the Great * Apollonius the dioiketes (fl. 250 BC), finance minister of Egypt * Apollonius (tyrant), (fl. 1st century BC), Mesopotamian tyrant * Apollonius, general of the Samarians, who was defeated at the Battle of Ma'aleh Levona in 167 BC

Religious figures

* Apollonius, Bishop of Corinth, 2nd-century Bishop of Corinth * Apollonius (bishop of Ephesus), 2nd-century Christian writer * Apollonius (martyr), Christian martyr of the 2nd century * Apollonius of Egypt, theorist on the age of the world * Apollonius of Ephesus (fl. 180–210), religious leader and writer *

Apollonius the Apologist Saint Apollonius the Apologist or Saint Apollonius of Rome ( Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος; died 21 April 185) was a 2nd-century Christian martyr and apologist who was martyred in 185 under the Emperor Commodus (161–192). Life Four differen ...

(died c. 186), religious leader * Apollonius of Rome, Christian martyr of the 4th century

Physicians and scientists

* List of physicians named Apollonius, a list of physicians in ancient Greece and Rome ** Apollonius Glaucus, physician ** Apollonius of Citium (fl. 1st century BC), physician *

Apollonius of Perga Apollonius of Perga ( ; ) was an ancient Greek geometer and astronomer known for his work on conic sections. Beginning from the earlier contributions of Euclid and Archimedes on the topic, he brought them to the state prior to the invention o ...

(late 3rd–early 2nd centuries BC), geometer and astronomer

Other

* Apollonius of Myndus, ancient astrologer said to be skilled with horoscopes

Modern world

* Apollonius Schotte (c. 1579–1639), Dutch statesman * Apollonius von Maltitz (1795–1870), Russian diplomat

Fictional characters

* Apollonius of Tyre, medieval fictional character