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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Numenius of Apamea has received more than 130,411 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Numenius of Apamea is the 701st most popular philosopher (down from 678th in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Syria (down from 85th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Syrian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Numenius of Apamea ranks 701 out of 1,267Before him are Helmuth Plessner, Chandrakirti, Étienne-Gabriel Morelly, Onesicritus, Ludwig Klages, and Pantaenus. After him are Olaf Stapledon, Crantor, Anne Conway, Eknath, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, and Joseph Albo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Numenius of Apamea ranks 49Before him are Yan Liang, Fulvia Plautilla, Julius Pollux, Maximus of Tyre, Gongsun Du, and Pantaenus. After him are Alciphron, Sabinianus, Pacatianus, Fructuosus, Apollonius Dyscolus, and Alexander of Jerusalem. Among people deceased in 200, Numenius of Apamea ranks 18Before him are Babrius, Gaius Appuleius Diocles, Aquila of Sinope, Diogenes of Oenoanda, Yan Liang, and Maximus of Tyre. After him are Alciphron, Caesarius of Africa, Apollonius Dyscolus, Albinus, Chariton, and Gan Ji.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Numenius of Apamea ranks 89 out of 210Before him are Vaballathus (266), Hussein Arnous (1953), Salah Jadid (1926), Evagrius Scholasticus (536), Dündar Ali Osman (1930), and Adib Shishakli (1909). After him are Cassius Longinus (213), Alciphron (200), Ahmad ibn Arabshah (1389), Salih Muslim (1951), Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik (685), and Tiridates II of Parthia (-100).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Syria

Among philosophers born in Syria, Numenius of Apamea ranks 5Before him are John of Damascus (676), Iamblichus (245), Ibn al-Nafis (1212), and Damascius (480). After him are Zaki al-Arsuzi (1899).