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Athenian

Athens · 5th-6th c.

Syrianus

Head of the Athenian school before Proclus and his teacher in metaphysics.

Proclus

The great systematizer of later Athenian Neoplatonism; the Elements of Theology is the pilot's central ancestor text.

Marinus

Proclus's successor as head of the school and author of his Life.

Hermias

A pupil of Syrianus whose lecture notes on the Phaedrus survive.

Damascius

The last head of the Athenian school, present at its closure in 529.

Simplicius

Commentator on Aristotle whose exile to Persia after 529 marks the school's end; one commentary attributed to him is disputed.