# Made on Rhodes, in the tradition of Hipparchus and Posidonius.

> Most likely: Made on Rhodes, in the tradition of Hipparchus and Posidonius.

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# Made on Rhodes, in the tradition of Hipparchus and Posidonius.

Made on Rhodes, in the tradition of Hipparchus and Posidonius.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The astronomy matches Hipparchus's parameters; Rhodian features appear in the inscriptions or calendar.

## What would rule it out

- The calendar and dialect are shown to be incompatible with Rhodes.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[The lunar anomaly device embodies Hipparchus's theory and Cicero places a planetary device with Posidonius on…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/antikythera-mechanism/evidence/EVD0D3FQDKJ6G16/the-lunar-anomaly-device-embodies-hipparchuss-theory-and)

Suggestive

FOR

[The month names are Corinthian, not Rhodian.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/antikythera-mechanism/evidence/EVD0D3FQDVC5A15/the-month-names-are-corinthian-not-rhodian)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Where, and by whom, was the mechanism made?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/antikythera-mechanism/questions/QST0D3FQ5SJ2E5J/where-and-by-whom-was-the-mechanism-made)

Part of [When was the mechanism made?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/antikythera-mechanism/questions/QST0D3FQ5HR1FYH/when-was-the-mechanism-made)

Most likelyMade for, or in, Epirus or north-west Greece, where the calendar fits best

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Made on Rhodes, in the tradition of Hipparchus and Posidonius. [Answer ANS0D3FQDBR0316]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D3FQDBR0316
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