Proclus

Also known as Proclus Lycaeus

Proclus Lycius (; 8 February 412 – 17 April 485), called Proclus the Successor (, ), was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, one of the last major classical philosophers of late antiquity. He set forth one of the most elaborate and fully developed systems of Neoplatonism and, through later interpreters and translators, exerted an influence on Byzantine philosophy, early Islamic philosophy, scholastic philosophy, and German idealism, especially G. W. F. Hegel, who called Proclus's Platonic Theology "the true turning point or transition from ancient to modern times, from ancient philosophy to

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Proclus (412–485) was a Byzantine philosopher, mathematician, mythographer, and writer associated with the Neoplatonism movement. Born in Constantinople, he died in Athens. His philosophical work was influenced by Plotinus, Aristotle, Plato, and Ploutarchos of Athens. He studied under Syrianus, Olympiodorus the Elder, Ploutarchos of Athens, and Asclepigenia. Proclus taught several students, including Zenodotus, Marinus of Neapolis, Isidore of Alexandria, and Agapius.

He wrote in Ancient Greek and medieval Greek, with fields of work including philosophy and theology. His notable work is *Elements of theology*. Other listed works include *Platonis Parmenides*, *Kallimachos Kleanthēs Proklos*, *Moralis interpretatio errorum Vlyssis Homerici*, *Hēsiodou Askraiou ta euriskomena; Orpheōs, kai Proklou Lykiou philosophou hymnoi*, and *La dialettica in Proclo*. His lifestyle is described as mysticism.

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Born: approximately 410
Died: 485
Works: 80

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Platonis Parmenides
Kallimachos Kleanthēs Proklos
Moralis interpretatio errorum Vlyssis Homerici
Claudij Ptolemaei Pelusiensis Alexandrini Omnia quae extant opera, praeter Geographiam, quam non dissimili forma nuperrimè aedidimus
Ocellus Lucanus on the nature of the universe. Taurus, the Platonic philosopher, on the eternity of the world. Julius Firmicus Maternus of the thema mundi; in which the positions of the stars at the commencement of the several mundane periods is given. Select theorems on the perpetuity of time, by Proclus

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Key facts

Philosopher.name: Proclus
Philosopher.image: File:In_primum_Euclidis_elementorum_librum_01.jpg
Philosopher.caption: The beginning of the first Latin edition of Proclus' ''Commentary on Euclid's Elements''
Philosopher.birth_date: 412
Philosopher.birth_place: Constantinople, Thracia, Eastern Roman Empire
Philosopher.death_date: 485 (aged 72–73)
Philosopher.death_place: Athens, Achaea, Eastern Roman Empire
Philosopher.other_names: "The Successor"
Philosopher.era: Ancient philosophy
Philosopher.region: Western philosophy
Philosopher.school_tradition: Neoplatonism
Philosopher.main_interests: Metaphysics
Philosopher.notable_ideas: Platonic theology

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Byzantine Empire
Place of birth: Constantinople
Place of death: Athens
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: Ancient Greek
Field of work: theology
Movement: Neoplatonism
Image: In primum Euclidis elementorum librum 01.jpg

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date of birth: 0412-02-08
date of death: 0485-04-17
lifestyle: mysticism
influenced by: Syrianus
student: Hegias
Commons category: Proclus
name in native language: Πρόκλος ὁ Διάδοχος
writing language: Ancient Greek
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
birth name: Πρόκλος
Commons Creator page: Proclus
P13311: Johan Maurits Mohr
significant place: Lycia

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Works in European collections

32 objects attributed to Proclus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Proclus in Politiam Platonis

Procli successoris designatio astronomicorum

Procli subfiguratio astronomicarum supputationum

Procli Platonici Expositio in Parmenidem Platonis

Procli De Sphaera Liber I. Cleomedis de Mundo, sive circularis inspectionis meteororum Libri II. Arati Solensis Phaenomenam sine Apparentia, Dionysii Afri descriptio Orbis habitabilis; Omnia Graece et Latine ... [Texto impreso]

Procli Sphaera. Ptolemaei de Hypothesibus Planetarum liber singularis, nunc primum in lucem editus. Cuis accessit ejusdem Ptolemaei Canon Regnorum. Utrumque librum ex codicum M.S. collatione summa diligentia restituit, Latine reddidit, et Figuris illustravit Ioh. Bainbridge Med. Doctor, et Astronomiae in celeberrima Oxoniensi Academia Professor [Texto impreso]

Procli Sphaera [Printed Text]

Proklou Sphaira... [Printed Text]

Proclou tou Diadochou Tōn asaphōs eirēmenōn Ptolemaiōi, kai dysparakolouthētōs en tēi autou tetrabiblōi, epi to saphesteron kai dysparakolouthēton metacheirēsis = Procli paraphrasis in quatuor Ptolemaei books of siderum effectionibus

Procli de Sphaera liber. Cleomedis de Mundo, sive circularis inspectionis meteororum libri duo. Arati Solensis Phaenomena, sive Apparentia. Dionysii Afri Descriptio orbis habitabilis ; omnia graece et latine ita coniuncta, ...; adjectis etiam annotationibus [Texto impreso]