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Numenius of Apamea

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Numenius of Apamea (Ancient Greek: Νουμήνιος ὁ ἐξ Ἀπαμείας, Noumēnios ho ex Apameias; Latin: Numenius Apamensis) was a Greek philosopher, who lived in Rome, and flourished during the latter half of the 2nd century AD. He was a Neopythagorean and forerunner of the Neoplatonists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Numenius of Apamea is the 716th most popular philosopher (down from 701st in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Syria (down from 89th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Syrian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Numenius of Apamea ranks 716 out of 1,267Before him are Stephen Toulmin, Aedesia, André Glucksmann, Onesicritus, Svetozar Marković, and Edvard Westermarck. After him are Gaius Marius Victorinus, Cheng Yi, Georges Politzer, Sarah Kofman, Arnold Geulincx, and Eduard Zeller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Numenius of Apamea ranks 51Before him are Zhuge Dan, Pantaenus, Jotapianus, Alexander of Jerusalem, Alciphron, and Aryadeva. After him are Sallustia Orbiana, Fructuosus, Li Jue, Empress He, Amelius, and Yan Liang. Among people deceased in 200, Numenius of Apamea ranks 19Before him are Caesarius of Africa, Aelianus Tacticus, Diogenes of Oenoanda, Maximus of Tyre, Aquila of Sinope, and Alciphron. After him are Gaius Appuleius Diocles, Albinus, Cerinthus, Pabag, Yan Liang, and Apollonius Dyscolus.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Numenius of Apamea ranks 114 out of 210Before him are Dawoud Rajiha (1947), Alciphron (200), Evagrius Scholasticus (536), Ibn Asakir (1105), John Moschus (550), and Gregory III Laham (1933). After him are Tiridates II of Parthia (-100), Walid Muallem (1941), Salih Muslim (1951), Mithridates I Callinicus (-200), Ignatius Moses I Daoud (1930), and Gaius Julius Priscus (250).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Syria

Among philosophers born in Syria, Numenius of Apamea ranks 6Before him are John of Damascus (676), Iamblichus (245), Ibn al-Nafis (1212), Damascius (480), and Zaki al-Arsuzi (1899).