Anatolius of Laodicea was a 3rd-century scholar and prelate who served as the Bishop of Laodicea. Born in Alexandria, he was a highly respected intellectual, excelling in various fields such as physics, astronomy, geometry, and arithmetic. He was a teacher to the philosopher Iamblichus and held a prominent position in Alexandrian academic life before his transition to the episcopacy. His mathematical and philosophical contributions, alongside his work in calculating the date of Easter, established him as a significant figure in early Christian and classical scholarship.