PHILOSOPHER

Maximus of Tyre

200 - 200

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Maximus of Tyre (Greek: Μάξιμος Τύριος; fl. late 2nd century AD), also known as Cassius Maximus Tyrius, was a Greek rhetorician and philosopher who lived in the time of the Antonines and Commodus, and who belongs to the trend of the Second Sophistic. His writings contain many allusions to the history of Greece, while there is little reference to Rome; hence it is inferred that he lived longer in Greece, perhaps as a professor at Athens. Although nominally a Platonist, he is really a sophist rather than a philosopher, although he is still considered one of the precursors of Neoplatonism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maximus of Tyre is the 676th most popular philosopher (up from 681st in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Lebanon and the 3rd most popular Lebanese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Maximus of Tyre ranks 676 out of 1,267. Before him are Diogenes of Oenoanda, Hippo, Ian Stevenson, Dharmakirti, Paul Nizan, and Bernard of Chartres. After him are Paul Virilio, Pyotr Lavrov, Cristoforo Landino, N. T. Wright, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, and Michael Dummett.

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Among people born in 200, Maximus of Tyre ranks 43. Before him are Yue Jin, Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria, Fulvia Plautilla, Hua Xiong, Marcia, and Diogenes of Oenoanda. After him are Ingenuus, Zhuge Dan, Pantaenus, Jotapianus, Alexander of Jerusalem, and Alciphron. Among people deceased in 200, Maximus of Tyre ranks 16. Before him are Aretaeus of Cappadocia, Soranus of Ephesus, Babrius, Caesarius of Africa, Aelianus Tacticus, and Diogenes of Oenoanda. After him are Aquila of Sinope, Alciphron, Numenius of Apamea, Gaius Appuleius Diocles, Albinus, and Cerinthus.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Maximus of Tyre ranks 55 out of 145. Before him are Omar Karami (1934), Hassan Diab (1959), Sabah (1927), Bertrand, Count of Toulouse (1065), Elias Hrawi (1926), and Layal Abboud (1982). After him are Antonella Lualdi (1931), Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian (1946), Fuad Chehab (1902), Suleiman Frangieh (1910), Marinus of Tyre (100), and René Moawad (1925).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Lebanon

Among philosophers born in Lebanon, Maximus of Tyre ranks 3. Before him are Porphyry (233), and Zeno of Sidon (-150). After him are Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī (1547), and Antoun Saadeh (1904).

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