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of the 1st century AD. He belonged to the sect of the Methodici, although he did not fully embrace their doctrines (

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). He was the tutor of

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. Head of the methodical school in

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, during the reign of

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BRILL, 1 Dec 2009 (reprint) (Editor JJ Hendrik Waszink) etrieved 2015-0410/ref> Galen described him as a ''frivolous'' person.

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