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Favorinus

Favorinus (c. 80 – c. 160 AD) was a Roman sophist and skeptic philosopher who flourished during the reign of Hadrian and the Second Sophistic.

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Born: 80 ca. A.D.
Died: 150 A.D.
Works: 10

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Philosopher.region: Western philosophy
Philosopher.era: Hellenistic philosophy
Philosopher.name: Favorinus of Arelate
Philosopher.birth_place: Arelate
Philosopher.notable_works: Pyrrhonean Tropes On the Academic Disposition On the Kataleptic Fantasy Against Epictetus Pantodape Historia Apomnemoneumata
Philosopher.school_tradition: Skepticism
Philosopher.main_interests: Epistemology

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Born: 85
Died: 155

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Instance of: human
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of birth: Arles
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: poet
Languages spoken: Latin
Student of: Dio Chrysostom
Field of work: philosophy
Movement: Hellenistic art

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Favorinus (c. 80 – c. 160 AD) was a Roman sophist and skeptic philosopher who flourished during the reign of Hadrian and the Second Sophistic.

==Early life== He was of Gaulish ancestry, born in Arelate (Arles). He received a refined education, first in Gallia Narbonensis and then in Rome, and at an early age began his lifelong travels through Greece, Italy and the East.