Deletion of Amafanius

Comment: per failing .  I see no need to invent new policy or guidelines when the existing ones work.  Subject lacks multiple non-trivial articles by third parties, no evidence of lasting contribution to his field (and we have historical hindsight to show this), no awards, his works haven't been adopted for movies or as textbooks.  I am amused that someone is impressed by the fact he's a Roman writer.  Yeah, wow, but that's not  or 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO||WP:NOT||WP:BIO)

Comment: Cicero is a third party, as is the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. They are both verifiable. Thus, the article's subject more than passes . The Google test - as  points out - can be problematic with historical subjects and in this case is very near moot
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO||WP:NOTABILITY)

Comment: It fails criteria for . It does't have any third party commentary, etc. (per Tychocat
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)

Comment: There are historical reasons why Epicureans don't get as many google hits as follows of Plato (and not just that the bloggers aren't that into them this year) and that not as much is generally known about them. The fact that some ancient authors aren't as "notable" as others is an outcome of centuries of debate, with some thinkers being pushed forward and others left behind, all of which was heavily influenced by Christianity. That doesn't mean they weren't influential to their contemporaries.  A classical Roman scholar, whose name and a bit of bio has survived the centuries is notable, even if only for that.  I don't believe that  exists to dumb down wikipedia, but rather to prevent folks from writing about themselves, their neighbors or their brother's band.  I essentially agree with
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)

Comment: of course, multiple third-party refs exist as required by , the fact they aren't included in the article is a cleanup issue not an AFD one
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)