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Scythianus (fl. 1st-century CE) was an Alexandrian religious teacher who was, according to H.G. Rawlinson, the first Alexandrian to visit India. He is mentioned by several Christian writers and anti-Manichaean polemicists of the 3rd and 4th centuries CE, including Archelaus of Caschar, Hippolytus of Rome, Cyril of Jerusalem, Epiphanius of Salamis, and is mentioned in the fourth-century work Acta Archelai, a critical biography of Mani from an orthodox perspective. Scythianus is thought to have lived near the border between Palestine and Arabia, and to have been active in trade between the Red Sea ports and India. Scythianus is also said to have been to Jerusalem, where he disputed his doctrines with the Apostles.

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  • Scythianus (fl. 1st-century CE) was an Alexandrian religious teacher who was, according to H.G. Rawlinson, the first Alexandrian to visit India. He is mentioned by several Christian writers and anti-Manichaean polemicists of the 3rd and 4th centuries CE, including Archelaus of Caschar, Hippolytus of Rome, Cyril of Jerusalem, Epiphanius of Salamis, and is mentioned in the fourth-century work Acta Archelai, a critical biography of Mani from an orthodox perspective. Scythianus is thought to have lived near the border between Palestine and Arabia, and to have been active in trade between the Red Sea ports and India. Scythianus is also said to have been to Jerusalem, where he disputed his doctrines with the Apostles. (en)
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  • Scythianus (fl. 1st-century CE) was an Alexandrian religious teacher who was, according to H.G. Rawlinson, the first Alexandrian to visit India. He is mentioned by several Christian writers and anti-Manichaean polemicists of the 3rd and 4th centuries CE, including Archelaus of Caschar, Hippolytus of Rome, Cyril of Jerusalem, Epiphanius of Salamis, and is mentioned in the fourth-century work Acta Archelai, a critical biography of Mani from an orthodox perspective. Scythianus is thought to have lived near the border between Palestine and Arabia, and to have been active in trade between the Red Sea ports and India. Scythianus is also said to have been to Jerusalem, where he disputed his doctrines with the Apostles. (en)
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