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Cassius Longinus

213 - 273

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Cassius Longinus (; Greek: Κάσσιος Λογγῖνος; c. 213 – 273 AD) was a Greek rhetorician and philosophical critic. Born in either Emesa or Athens, he studied at Alexandria under Ammonius Saccas and Origen the Pagan, and taught for thirty years in Athens, one of his pupils being Porphyry. Longinus did not embrace the Neoplatonism then being developed by Plotinus, but continued as a Platonist of the old type and his reputation as a literary critic was immense. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cassius Longinus is the 1,359th most popular writer (up from 2,024th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Syria (up from 90th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Syrian Writer.

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Among writers, Cassius Longinus ranks 1,359 out of 7,302. Before him are David C. H. Austin, Norman Mailer, Harry Harrison, Jakob Wassermann, Ethel Voynich, and Matteo Maria Boiardo. After him are Garcilaso de la Vega, Li Qingzhao, Vidyapati, Qiu Jin, Alfonsina Storni, and Karl Heinrich Ulrichs.

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Among people born in 213, Cassius Longinus ranks 2. Before him is Gregory Thaumaturgus.  Among people deceased in 273, Cassius Longinus ranks 3. Before him are Saint Valentine, and Hormizd I. After him is Vaballathus.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Cassius Longinus ranks 81 out of 210. Before him are Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (700), Adib Shishakli (1909), Ibn al-Shatir (1304), Abu Tammam (788), Tuman bay II (1474), and Hazael (-900). After him are Youssef Absi (1946), Assef Shawkat (1950), Dündar Ali Osman (1930), Hashim al-Atassi (1875), Nazim al-Qudsi (1906), and Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf (1526).

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Among WRITERS In Syria

Among writers born in Syria, Cassius Longinus ranks 9. Before him are Heliodorus of Emesa (250), Nizar Qabbani (1923), Adunis (1930), Andrew of Crete (660), Herodian (170), and Abu Tammam (788). After him are Usama ibn Munqidh (1095), Jurji Zaydan (1861), Ahmad ibn Arabshah (1389), Alciphron (200), John Moschus (550), and Maryana Marrash (1848).

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