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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Synesius has received more than 176,900 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Synesius is the 283rd most popular philosopher (up from 288th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Libya 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 283 out of 1,267. Before him are Priscus, Sri Aurobindo, Euclid of Megara, Celsus, Cleobulus, and François Fénelon. After him are Bruno Bauer, Bruno Latour, Mazdak, Paramahansa Yogananda, G. E. Moore, and Francisco Suárez.

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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, Macrobius, Pharamond, Sigeric, Isidore of Pelusium, Possidius, Heraclianus, and Atticus of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 413, Synesius ranks 2. Before him is Kumārajīva. After him are Gwanggaeto the Great, Prudentius, Jovinus, Sebastianus, and Heraclianus.

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In Libya

Among people born in Libya, Synesius ranks 14 out of 76. Before him are Simon of Cyrene (-100), Callimachus (-310), Idris of Libya (1889), Pope Victor I (100), Khalifa Haftar (1943), and Carneades (-214). After him are Berenice II of Egypt (-267), Theodorus the Atheist (-340), Lorenzo Bandini (1935), Theodorus of Cyrene (-465), Arete of Cyrene (-400), and Hegesias of Cyrene (-400).

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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 Theodorus the Atheist (-340), Arete of Cyrene (-400), Hegesias of Cyrene (-400), Lucius Annaeus Cornutus (10), Anniceris (-400), and Lacydes of Cyrene (-300).

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