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Eusebius (sophist)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ1378634 ↗
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Eusebius (Ancient Greek: Εὐσέβιος) was an Arab sophist and tutor of the 4th century AD known to have been active in Antioch during the reign of emperor Constantine I (306–337). According to the Suda, Eusebius was a rival of the sophist Ulpianus, presumably at the city of Antioch. Eusebius has sometimes been misidentified with another figure by the name of Eusebius Pittacas, bishop of Emesa.

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