Favorinus
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Roman sophist and Academic skeptic philosopher
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Favorinus 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 . 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.
