Berytius ('Berytian') is a
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
surname given to several writers native of
Berytus
Berytus (; ; ; ; ), briefly known as Laodicea in Phoenicia (; ) or Laodicea in Canaan from the 2nd century to 64 BCE, was the ancient city of Beirut (in modern-day Lebanon) from the Roman Republic through the Roman Empire and late antiquity, Ear ...
(modern-day
Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by populatio ...
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Hermippus Berytius (fl. 2nd century AD), grammarian
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Lupercus Berytius, grammarian
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M. Valerius Probus Berytius (c. 20/30 – 105 AD), grammarian
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Taurus Berytius, Platonic philosopher
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Vindonius Anatolius Berytius, Greek author of the 4th century AD
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Latin-language surnames