 He also wrote a biography of his teacher, and many commentaries and philosophical works, some of which survive and is famous for his attacks on Christianity compiled in his "Adversus Christianos", of which only fragments preserved by his Christian opponents remain.Amelius was originally a student of the works of Numenius of Apamea, before attending the lectures of Plotinus in the third year after Plotinus came to Rome, and never left him until the end of his life.Amelius read and wrote voraciously, writing over 100 volumes of sayings and commentaries, none of which survive.