PHILOSOPHER

Synesius

370 - 413

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Synesius of Cyrene (; Greek: Συνέσιος; c. 373 – c. 414) was a Greek bishop of Ptolemais in ancient Libya, a part of the Western Pentapolis of Cyrenaica after 410. He was born of wealthy parents at Balagrae (now Bayda, Libya) near Cyrene between 370 and 375. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Synesius is the 308th most popular philosopher (down from 283rd in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Libya (down from 14th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Libyan Philosopher.

Synesius was a bishop of Ptolemais in the late 4th century. He is most famous for his work "On Providence" which he wrote in 374 AD.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Synesius ranks 308 out of 1,267. Before him are Guy Debord, Arnaldus de Villa Nova, Celsus, Lev Shestov, Anacharsis, and Chilon of Sparta. After him are Roscellinus, Georges Sorel, Henri Lefebvre, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Félix Guattari, and Lucien Lévy-Bruhl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 370, Synesius ranks 3. Before him are Pope Boniface I, and Constantius III. After him are Claudian, Pharamond, Macrobius, Sigeric, Atticus of Constantinople, Isidore of Pelusium, Possidius, and Heraclianus. Among people deceased in 413, Synesius ranks 3. Before him are Gwanggaeto the Great, and Kumārajīva. After him are Prudentius, Jovinus, Sebastianus, and Heraclianus.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Synesius ranks 15 out of 76. Before him are Berenice II of Egypt (-267), Pope Victor I (100), Omar Mukhtar (1858), Idris of Libya (1889), Khalifa Haftar (1943), and Carneades (-214). After him are Mustafa Abdul Jalil (1952), Hegesias of Cyrene (-400), Theodorus the Atheist (-340), Lorenzo Bandini (1935), Theodorus of Cyrene (-465), and Aguila Saleh Issa (1944).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Libya

Among philosophers born in Libya, Synesius ranks 3. Before him are Aristippus (-434), and Carneades (-214). After him are Hegesias of Cyrene (-400), Theodorus the Atheist (-340), Arete of Cyrene (-400), Lucius Annaeus Cornutus (10), Lacydes of Cyrene (-300), and Anniceris (-400).

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