Polemon of Laodicea (90–144)

Born 90 CE, died 144 CE.

Marcus Antonius Polemon (Greek: Μάρκος Ἀντώνιος Πολέμων; c. 90 – 144 AD) or Antonius Polemon, also known as Polemon of Smyrna or Polemon of Laodicea (Greek: Πολέμων ὁ Λαοδικεύς), was a sophist who lived in the 2nd century. His son Attalus and great-grandson Hermocrates of Phocaea were also notable sophists.

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