Lupercus of Berytus (Greek ) was a Greek

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active during the 3rd century CE, likely flourishing shortly before the brief reign of Emperor

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(268–270 CE). He was associated with the scholarly milieu 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

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), a prominent center of Roman and Hellenistic learning. Lupercus authored several works, including ''On the Word'' (), ''The Foundation of Arsinoe in Egypt'', and other treatises. His writings contributed to the grammatical and rhetorical literature of his time and were occasionally cited by later scholars. Although much of his work has not survived, references to his contributions are found in historical sources.

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