Nymphidianus ( el, Νυμφιδιανός) of
Smyrna, was a
Neoplatonist and
sophist who lived in the time of the emperor
Julian
Julian may refer to:
People
* Julian (emperor) (331–363), Roman emperor from 361 to 363
* Julian (Rome), referring to the Roman gens Julia, with imperial dynasty offshoots
* Saint Julian (disambiguation), several Christian saints
* Julian (give ...
(c. 360 AD). He was the brother of
Maximus. Julian, who was greatly attached to Maximus, made Nymphidianus his interpreter and Greek secretary, though he was more fit to write declamations and disputations than letters.
Eunapius thought that Nymphidianus was a worthy sophist even though he had not been educated at
Athens (where Eunapius had been educated). Nymphidianus survived his brother Maximus, and died at an advanced age.
References
*Eunapius, ''Vita Sophistae''
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4th-century philosophers
Neoplatonists
Roman-era Sophists
Ancient Smyrnaeans
People from İzmir
Philosophers of ancient Ionia