Synesius
<p><b >Synesius</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language" >Greek</a>: Συνέσιος; c. 373 – c. 414), a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeks" title="Greeks" >Greek</a> bishop of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemais(Cyrenaica)" title="Ptolemais (Cyrenaica)" class="mw-redirect" >Ptolemais</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Libya" title="Ancient Libya" >Libyan</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentapolis" title="Pentapolis" >Pentapolis</a>after 410, was born of wealthy parents, who claimed descent from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparta" title="Sparta" >Spartan</a> kings, at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balagrae" title="Balagrae" class="mw-redirect" >Balagrae</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayda,Libya" title="Bayda, Libya" >Bayda</a>now) <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesius#cite_note-1" >[1]</a></sup> near <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrene,_Libya" title="Cyrene, Libya" >Cyrene</a> between 370 and 375.</p>
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While still a youth (393) he went with his brother Euoptius to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria" title="Alexandria" >Alexandria</a>, where he became an enthusiastic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoplatonism" title="Neoplatonism" >Neoplatonist</a> and disciple of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia_of_Alexandria" title="Hypatia of Alexandria" class="mw-redirect" >Hypatia</a>. Between 395 and 399 he spent some time in<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens" title="Athens" >Athens</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesius#cite_note-2" >[2]</a></sup>
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