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  • He translated works of Platonic thinkers such as Proclus, the pseudo-John Philoponus, and various tracts in magical philosophy, now recognized as spurious, which were associated with the ancient Egyptian sage Hermes Trismegistus and his followers.

    Francesco Patrizi Purnell, Fred 2004

  • "Proclus," says Zeller, "was the first who, by the strict logic of his system, formally completed the Neoplatonic philosophy and gave it, with due regard to all the changes it had undergone since the second century, that form in which it passed over to the Christian and Mohammedan middle ages."

    History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890

  • Finally, we are the more confirmed in this supposition when we find that his lineal disciples and most competent expounders, such as Proclus, and nearly all his later commentators, such as Ritter, have so understood him.

    The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life William Rounseville Alger 1863

  • Whoever may be willing to take the trouble of reading the works of Plato and his disciples, such as Proclus, Iamblicus, Plotinus, and others, will not fail to find in them almost every doctrine, every metaphysical subject of the theologian; in fact, the theurgy of many of the modern superstitions, which for the most part seems to be little more than a slight variation of that adopted by the ethnic priests.

    The System of Nature, Volume 2 Paul Henri Thiry Holbach 1756

  • He, in a published disputation with Proclus, the leader of the Phrygian heresy, speaks as follows concerning the places where the sacred corpses of the aforesaid apostles are laid:

    The Roman Empire, the Early Christian Martyrs and a Thought about the Martyrology 2009

  • “Weaving the Body of God: Proclus of Constantinople, the Theotokos, and the Loom of the Flesh.”

    Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010

  • The commentary from a 1570 edition of the first English translation reads: This most excellent and notable Theoreme was first invented of the greate philosopher Pithagoras, who for the exceeding ioy conceived of the invention thereof, offered in sacrifice an Oxe, as recorde Hierone, Proclus, Lycius, & Vitruvius.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

  • The commentary from a 1570 edition of the first English translation reads: This most excellent and notable Theoreme was first invented of the greate philosopher Pithagoras, who for the exceeding ioy conceived of the invention thereof, offered in sacrifice an Oxe, as recorde Hierone, Proclus, Lycius, & Vitruvius.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

  • For this reason they say that Proclus, a professor of the medical art, said that the posterior ventricle is more noble.

    Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008

  • The commentary from a 1570 edition of the first English translation reads: This most excellent and notable Theoreme was first invented of the greate philosopher Pithagoras, who for the exceeding ioy conceived of the invention thereof, offered in sacrifice an Oxe, as recorde Hierone, Proclus, Lycius, & Vitruvius.

    HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010

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