PHILOSOPHER

Gaius Marius Victorinus

310 - 364

Photo of Gaius Marius Victorinus

Icon of person Gaius Marius Victorinus

Gaius Marius Victorinus (also known as Victorinus Afer; fl. c. 355) was a Roman grammarian, rhetorician and Neoplatonic philosopher. Victorinus was African by birth and experienced the height of his career during the reign of Constantius II. He is also known for translating two of Aristotle's books from ancient Greek into Latin: the Categories and On Interpretation (De Interpretatione). Victorinus had a religious conversion, from being a pagan to a Christian, "at an advanced old age" (c. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaius Marius Victorinus is the 717th most popular philosopher (down from 643rd in 2019). (down from 1,129th in 2019)

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Gaius Marius Victorinus by language

Loading...

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Gaius Marius Victorinus ranks 717 out of 1,267. Before him are Aedesia, André Glucksmann, Onesicritus, Svetozar Marković, Edvard Westermarck, and Numenius of Apamea. After him are Cheng Yi, Georges Politzer, Sarah Kofman, Arnold Geulincx, Eduard Zeller, and Émile Boutroux.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 310, Gaius Marius Victorinus ranks 9. Before him are Pope Theophilus of Alexandria, Egeria, Apollinaris of Laodicea, Antipope Eulalius, Jovinus, and Maximus of Ephesus. After him are Proclus of Constantinople, Pacian, and Count Theodosius. Among people deceased in 364, Gaius Marius Victorinus ranks 3. Before him are Jovian, and Ge Hong.

Others Born in 310

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 364

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous