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What is Neoplatonism?

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The Life of Platonus

Platonus was born in Egypt around the year 204 and grew up in Alexandria. He studied under Ammonius Suckus with two other students, Erenius and Origen. Porphyry tells us that all the students of Ammonius were forced to promise never to reveal his teachings to others. After traveling around the Mediterranean world for a while, Platonus settled in Rome when he was 40 years old.

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