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Priscian of Lydia (or Priscianus; Greek: Πρισκιανὸς ὁ Λυδός Prīskiānós ho Lȳdós; Latin: Priscianus Lydus; fl. 6th century), was one of the last of the Neoplatonists. Two works of his have survived.

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Priscian of Lydia

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Priscian of Lydia (or Priscianus; Greek: Πρισκιανὸς ὁ Λυδός Prīskiānós ho Lȳdós; Latin: Priscianus Lydus; fl. 6th century), was one of the last of the...

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List of ancient Greek philosophers

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This list of ancient Greek philosophers contains philosophers who studied in ancient Greece or spoke Greek. Ancient Greek philosophy began in Miletus with...

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Gaius the Platonist

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by the Neoplatonist philosopher Priscian of Lydia. Porphyry also mentions the works of Gaius were read in the school of Plotinus. It has also been speculated...

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Theophrastus

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knowledge of the doctrines of the more ancient Greek philosophers regarding the subject. A paraphrase and commentary on this work was written by Priscian of Lydia...

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List of ancient Platonists

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Platonists are followers of Platonism, the philosophy of Plato. Platonism can be said to have begun when Plato founded his academy c. 385 BC. Ancient...

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Simplicius of Cilicia

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lacking in the breadth of historical information usually used by Simplicius, suggesting that it was written by Priscian of Lydia, However, other scholars...

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Index of ancient philosophy articles

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Principle of contradiction - Prior Analytics - Priscian of Lydia - Priscus of Epirus - Problems (Aristotle) - Proclus - Prodicus - Progression of Animals...

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Antioch

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near the end of the fourth century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, as one of the tetrapoleis of Seleucis of Syria. Seleucus...

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Slavery in ancient Rome

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centuries. Major sources of slaves from the East include Lydia, Caria, Phrygia, Galatia, and Cappadocia, for which Ephesus was a center of trade. Aesop, the...

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History of the Romans in Arabia

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expansion of the empire under Augustus, and continued until the Arab conquests of Eastern Roman territory from the 620s onward. The volume of commerce...

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Venetia et Histria

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northeast of Roman Italy. It was originally created by Augustus as the tenth regio in 7 AD alongside the nine other regiones. The region had been one of the...

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Horace

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Ancient receptions of Horace, 283–85) Heiric, like Prudentius, gave Horatian motifs a Christian context. Thus the character Lydia in Odes 3.19.15, who...

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Later Roman Empire

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administration of the eastern half of the empire. Julian's relative Procopius challenged Valens' claim to rule, but Valens routed him in Lydia in 366. Next...

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Laterculus Veronensis

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diocese of Asia has 9 provinces: Lycia et Pamphylia Phrygia Prima Phrygia Secunda Asia Lydia Caria the Islands Pisidia Hellespontus The diocese of Thrace...

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History of the Later Roman Empire

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rebellion by Julian's relative Procopius, but he quickly crushed it in Lydia in 366. After launching two invasions across the Lower Danube, Valens forced...

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