Porphyry

3rd-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher

b. c. 233 · d. c. 301

Porphyry was a Phoenician Neoplatonic philosopher born in Tyre, Roman Phoenicia during Roman rule. He edited and published the Enneads, the only collection of the work of Plotinus, his teacher.

Related people

Plotinus disciple of
Demetrius disciple of
Cassius Longinus disciple of
Iamblichus teacher of
Boethius influenced
Iamblichus influenced

Works

Isagoge
On Abstinence from Eating Animals 3rd century
Against the Christians
On the Cave of the Nymphs in the Odyssey
Life of Plotinus 3rd century
Life of Pythagoras
De sole
History of philosophy
Chronicle
Geography

Places

Tyre · Rome · Athens · Rome