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Gaius Marius Victorinus

310 - 364

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaius Marius Victorinus has received more than 92,353 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Gaius Marius Victorinus is the 643rd most popular philosopher (up from 652nd in 2019).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Gaius Marius Victorinus ranks 643 out of 1,267. Before him are Nicola Abbagnano, Eugen Fink, Ari Thorgilsson, Maximus Planudes, Pierre Charron, and Barlaam of Seminara. After him are Friedrich Albert Lange, Bharadwaja, Jonathan Edwards, Mary Parker Follett, Ernst Moritz Arndt, and María Zambrano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 310, Gaius Marius Victorinus ranks 8. Before him are Ausonius, Apollinaris of Laodicea, Egeria, Antipope Eulalius, Proclus of Constantinople, and Pope Theophilus of Alexandria. After him are Jovinus, Maximus of Ephesus, Count Theodosius, and Pacian. Among people deceased in 364, Gaius Marius Victorinus ranks 3. Before him are Jovian, and Ge Hong.

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