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200–300 · 2nd-century Roman philosopher and physician

Also known as: Sekst empirik, Секст Эмпирик, سيكستوس إمبيريكوس, 섹스토스 엠페이리코스, セクストス・エンペイリコス, 塞克斯圖斯·恩丕里柯

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