81. Untitled Document proclus diadochus student of Alexandria Fifth Century AD. Numbers were alsoincluded in the myth that may refer to astronomical calculations recorded by http://www.osirismarineservices.com/osiris.htm

Osiris 'The Once And Future King' Osiris undertook a number of large-scale engineering and hydraulics works, 'he built canals, with flood gates and regulators ... he raised the river banks and took precautions to prevent the Nile from overflowing...' while teaching agriculture to the hunter gatherer people of Ethiopia in the remote epoch known as the First Time. Diodorus Siculus [First Century BC] Who Was Osiris? Rather than worship the various attributes of their Deity as One God, the Ancient Egyptian people believed in a pantheon of gods and goddess identifiable with the forces of nature and natural substances. Certain cities and districts were appropriated to certain gods of the pantheon who were the chief deities of the place. While Amun had his principal temple at Thebes, Memphis was the great city of Ptah, as Heliopolis of Re or the sun, no two neighbouring districts, or chief cities, being given to the same god. The Heliopolitan priests were also custodians of the state cult, the pantheon was the Great Ennead of gods and was recognised everywhere. Heliopolitan theology rested on the creation myth: 'In the beginning the universe had been filled with a dark, watery nothingness called the Nun. Out of this inert cosmic ocean rose a mound of dry land on which Re [or Ra], the sun god, materialised in his self-created form as Atum (sometimes depicted as an old bearded man leaning on a staff). Conscious of being alone, this blessed and immortal being created two divine offspring from his body - Shu the air god and Tefnut the moisture goddess. This couple created Geb the earth god and Nut the sky goddess. Geb and Nut mated, but their father Shu, who as the air, came between them and lifted the canopy of the sky away from the earth, thereby parting the divine lovers. In spite of this Nut, gave birth to four anthropomorphic gods who lived on earth. These were Osiris and Seth, two male gods, and their sisters, Isis and Nephthys, and so completed the Ennead, the full company of the Nine Gods of Heliopolis.

82. Proclus - Wikipedia proclus diadochus *8 februari 411 te Constantinopel † 17 april 485 the Athene Proclus groeide op in Xanthos aan de Lycische kust, maar later werd zijn http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclus

Wikimedia heeft uw hulp nodig bij de inzamelingsactie van 21 dagen. Zie onze donatiepagina voor de details van deze actie. Meer dan $220.000 (ruim €178.000) is reeds ontvangen sinds 19 augustus. Zeer bedankt voor uw steun! Proclus Proclus Diadochus 8 februari te Constantinopel - † 17 april the Athene was een Grieks Neo-Platonisch filosoof en wiskundige Zijn ouders, Patricius en Marcella, stamden uit Lyci« en bekleedden daar een hoge positie. Proclus groeide op in Xanthos aan de Lycische kust, maar later werd zijn vader een vooraanstaand juridisch medewerker aan het hof van Byzantium . Hij volgde zijn vader echter niet in zijn voetsporen, want eenmaal in Alexandri« om daar rechten te studeren, besloot hij dat de filosofie zijn roeping was. Hij werd een leerling van Olympiodorus de Oudere en deed een gedegen onderzoek van de werken van Aristoteles . Hij ging daarna naar Athene om er de werken van Plato te bestuderen. Na de dood van Syrianus volgde hij deze op als hoofd van de Academie van Athene Hij had een hoge dunk van de wiskunde en doceerde het onderwerp ook. Hij zag wiskunde echter vooral als 'propedeuse', dat wil zeggen als een goede oefening in het logisch denken, dat daarom zijn nut als voorbereiding had op het filosofisch denken. Hij voerde een

83. 2000-3-9-g The works of Aristotle, Joseph Flavius and proclus diadochus, Nemecius of Emessawere all translated here. Original literature, the unique art of mosaics http://www.magtigsm.com/magazine/2000-3/2000-3-9.html

Gelati is waiting for you Have you ever seen dawn break at Gelati? The Gelati monastery, surrounded by a wall that watches the passage of time. The ruins of Gelati Academy have been standing there for years. The Moon seems as old as time and belongs to the 12th Century. Isn’t it a well-preserved gift from the past? Why not? Georgia, eight centuries ago, the time of King David IV, "David the Builder" one of the most difficult reigns in that period of 200 years under Turk-Seljuke rule. There was considerable rivalry in the country and the constant threat of the disintegration of Georgia The King on one side and many noblemen locked up in their own fortresses on the other side. A difficult road still lay ahead of them .. Battles all year round and peace coming only with winter; preparations and forward planning still to be done, there were no more financial contributions, always one more battle, but then a victory peace at the expense of many sleepless nights, followed by a desire to build, rebuild and create. The year 1106, yet another era of battles. King David still had nineteen years left and the Didgori battle to free the capital city, Tbilisi, from the enemy awaited him. But military strength is not the only sign of a country’s might. A nation has it’s own soul, a protected culture, which can be destroyed quicker than anything else.

84. Ricerca Nel Catalogo Saur/Teubner Translate this page proclus diadochus In Platonis Cratylum commentaria. A cura di Georgio Pasquali.Bibliotheca Teubneriana (Graeca). 1994 (rist. ed. 1908). XIII, 149 p. ril. http://www.ellediemme.it/cgi-bin/ellediemme_txt_db?action=scheda&catalogo=teubne

85. ANCIENT EGYPT (proclus diadochus). 1.Author of the Elements. Among his early acts was theetablishment at Alexandria of a school or institute, known as the Museum, http://mathsforeurope.digibel.be/story.htm

KELLY DE ROECK ANCIENT EGYPT The first step towards written numbers was taken in ancient Egypt when tally marks came into use probably 4000-5000 years ago.The priests and scribes took a step further by inventing a system of numerals which varied according to the size of the number. To report a total, they gave the individual numbers, and the number of each in the grand total. Using these number-signs, the Egyptians could add, subtract, multiply and divide; but they had no special symbols for these operations, instead they gave a form of words describing what had to be done. Hieroglyphics were reserved for formal, official inscriptions (because they were too complex for ordinary purposes), and they make the picture writing we see in royal tombs and on temple walls. Numbers were seldom used in hieroglyphic writing. Scribes used a simplified version of hieroglyphic(pictorial), known as hieratic(symbolic), written in ink on papyrus. Unfortunately, all that we know about Egyptian mathematics is preserved in, and has to be deduced from, no more than two papyrus rolls, a few fragments of papyrus and a scrap of incised leather. The most important of these rolls, bought by the Scottish antiquary A. Rhind in 1858 in Egypt, was compiled in the 16th century BC by the scribe Ahmes using the hieratic notation. 1.Egyptian numbers

86. Penn State Libraries Cataloging BPCR / X00, Form Of Entry proclus diadochus Pythagoras Quintus Veranius Sappho Socrates Sophocles ThucydidesXenophon. Note This list is not complete. It is intended only for use as http://www.libraries.psu.edu/tas/cataloging/books/bpcr/x00.htm

87. The History Of Mathematics - Library Center For E-courses proclus diadochus The Mac Tutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St . proclus diadochus ? http://lib.haifa.ac.il/www/mesila/math/sites.htm

The History of Mathematics Trinity College, Dublin:á åôñàðù íåçúá íéøúà David R. Wilkins éãé ìò The History of Mathematics David R. Wilkins : é"ò êøòð History of mathematics resources Indexes of Biographies MacTutor History of Mathematics archive:êåúî Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and EigHteenth Centuries Mathematics Genealogy Project Mathematical Journey through Time The Mactutor History of Mathematics archive University of st Andrews Scotland,School of Mathematics and Statistics:êåúî Philosophy and History of Science Kyoto University World of Scientific Biography Erics Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography Arabic mathematics : forgotten brilliance? Doubling the cube History Topics: Babylonian mathematics History Topics: Ancient Egyptian mathematics ... udoxus of Cnidus The Mac Tutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St. Andrews êåúî Eudoxus of Cnidus An Introduction to the works of Euklid with an Emphasis on the Elements Euclid of Alexandria The Mac Tutor History of Mathematics Archive University of St. Andrews:êåúî

88. Vartiklis: Greek Philosophy. Neoplatonism. Proclus proclus diadochus (411.02.08, Konstantinopolis 485.04.17, Atenai). Proklo tevas,Particijus, ir jo motina, Marsela, buvo Lycia aukštuomenes nariai. http://www.spauda.lt/plato/proclus.htm

Senovës Graikijos filosofijos srovës Taip pat skaitykite: Trumpa graikø filosofijos istorija Pasaulio paþinimo sampratos vystymasis Monistinës kosmologijos iki Parmenido Vëlyvoji pagonybë: Makrobijus Puslapyje pristatomi: stoikai, epikûrieèiai, skeptikai, neoplatonikai, Sirijos mokykla (Dþamblichas), Atënø mokykla (Proklas) Stoikai Stoikø sistemà sukûrë siras Zenonas ið Sito (maþdaug 3 a.pr.m.e. pabaiga), kurs vyko á Atënus kaip pirklys, taèiau jûroje prarado visà kroviná. Já mokë cinkas Kratas, aiðkinæs, kad materialûs turtai nëra svarbûs þmogaus laimei. Iðklausæs daugelio kitø filosofø, Zenonas pradëjo pats mokyti ant Stoa Poikile kalvos (ið èia ir kilo stoikø pavadinimas). Zenono mokymas yra ið esmës dogmatizuota Sokrato filosofija su papildymais ið Heraklito. Þmogaus laimës pagrindas yra gyventi "sutariant" (su savimi). Vëliau ðis principas buvo pakeistas á "sutariant su prigimtimi". Vienintelis tikras gëris yra doros siekimas, o visa kita (turtai ar skurdas, sveikata ar ligos, gyvenimas ar mirtis) neturi reikðmës. Visø dorybiø pagrindas yra teisingos þinios. Savæs kontroliavimas (sophrosyne) yra teisingas þmogaus pasirinkimas. Troðkimai yra viso blogio prieþastis ir yra klaidingo sprendimo apie tai, kas gera, ir tai, kas bloga, pasekmë. Tiesa, sunku áþvelgti, kodël þudymas, apgavystës ir vagystës yra laikoma blogiu, jei gyvenimas ir turtai neturi jokios vertës. Vëliau "neturintys vertës" dalykai buvo iðskirstyti á "priimtinus", kurie bûtini gyvenimui ir sveikatai palaikyti", "bereikðmius" ir "prieðingus priimtiniems".

89. Auctorum proclus diadochus. In Alcibiadem. 196 (ed. Westerink, S. 90-91) P1a 175.Seneca. Epistulae ad Lucilium. - 6, 5-6 E1 11. Theo Smyrnaeus http://ka13pr10.phil.uni-sb.de/florence/export/auctorum(18_1_2002_14_06_36).html

Aristoteles Politikon V, 1316ab P Augustinus Confessiones E E Bonaventura Itinerarium mentis in Deum E Cicero Epistulae ad Atticum VII, 13, 5 P Diogenes Laertios Vitae philos. E f. Iamblichos De vita pythagorica 27.130 - 131 (ed. Deubner) P In Nicomachi Arithmeticam introductionem S. 82.20 - 83.18 ff. (ed.Pistelli) P Macrobius Commentarii in somnium Scipionis P Platon Alkibiades I E E 133b-c E Alkibiades II E Epistolai VIII, 354d - 355a P Euthydemus E f f. Ion E E E 534b-d E E E f. ... E Kratylos E 398c-d E Laches E leges E 713c-d E E E E ... E 875a-b E E E E ... E Philebos E politeia VIII, 544c-545a P VIII, 545d ff. P VIII, 545e P VIII, 546a1 - d3 P VIII, 550e ff. P VIII, 551c P VIII, 555c P VIII, 560bc P VIII, 564a P politikos E Protagoras E E symposion E E Theaitetos 176a-b E f. Timaios E E f. E ... E 47a-d E E f. Plutarchus De Iside et Osiride 10 (Moralia 354F) P Proclus Diadochus In Alcibiadem 196 (ed. Westerink, S. 90-91) P Seneca Epistulae ad Lucilium E Theo Smyrnaeus Expositio rerum matematicarum ad legendum Platonem utilium 1, 13 (ed. Hiller, S. 26. 21 - 27. 22) P 1, 15 (ed. Hiller, S. 28. 3 - 15) P 1, 17 (ed. Hiller, S. 30.8 - 31.8) P 1, 20 (ed. Hiller, S. 34. 1 - 6)

90. Auctorum proclus diadochus. In Platonis 1. Alcibiadem. 196 (ed. Westerink, S. 90-91)P1a P1a 175. In Platonis theologiam. - VI, 18, 19 (ed. http://ka13pr10.phil.uni-sb.de/florence/export/auctorum(24_2_2002_14_02_47).html

Aristoteles Politikon V, 1316ab P P Augustinus Confessiones E E E E Bonaventura Itinerarium mentis in Deum E E Cicero De natura deorum II, 20, 52-53 P P Epistulae ad Atticum VII, 13, 5 P P Diogenes Laertios Vitae philos. E E f. Iamblichos De vita pythagorica 27.130 - 131 (ed. Deubner) P P In Nicomachi Arithmeticam introductionem S. 34.19 ff. (ed. Pistelli) P P S. 82.20 - 83.18 ff. (ed. Pistelli) P P Theologumena arithmeticae S. 43 (ed. de Falco) P P S. 80 (ed. de Falco) P P Macrobius Commentarii in somnium Scipionis P P Platon Alkibiades I E E E E 133b-c E E Alkibiades II E E apologia E E 22b-c E E E E Epinomis E E f. E ... P Epistolai II, 314a E E IX, 358a E E VII, 331d-332d E E VII, 341c-344c E E VII, 341c-d E E VII, 344d-e E E VIII, 354d - 355a P P erastai E E Euthydemus E E f f. Gorgias 512d-e E E E E Ion E E E E ... E 534b-d E E E E ... E Kratylos E E P P 396a-c E E 398c-d E E Kritias 109b ff. P P P P Kriton E E 51a-b E E Laches E E leges E E 713c-d E E E E ... E 875a-b E E E E ... E V, 745b-e P P V, 746d P P VI, 771bc P P Lysis E E Menexenos E E Parmenides Phaidon P P Phaidros P P Philebos E E politeia IX, 587c-e ff. P P IX, 587e P P IX, 587e ff. P P IX, 588a P P VIII, 544c-545a P P VIII, 545d ff. P P VIII, 545e P P VIII, 546a1 - d3

91. Gouden Hoorn 7,1: Dirk Krausmüller arguments in favour of the coeternity of God and world brought forward byproclus diadochus, the head of the Athenian academy, in the previous century. http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/goudenhoorn/71dirk.html

Home Contents Vol. 7, 1 Previous article Next article Volume 7, issue 1 (summer 1999) Dating John of Carpathus to the 6th century A textual parallel between his Capita hortatoria and the Pandectes of Antiochus of St. Sabas John of Carpathus is the author of two religious texts, the Capita hortatoria and the Capita theologica et gnostica Consisting of short statements about various spiritual topics which are arranged in a seemingly random fashion, these texts belong to the literary genre of "centuries". The first one focusses on "practical" themes and envisages beginners as readers for whom it provides guidance in their fight against demons and passions whereas the second is more "theoretical" and addresses philosophical questions for the benefit of a highly educated and spiritually advanced readership. Despite the growing interest in Eastern spirituality the teachings of John of Carpathus have not been given much attention by scholars. The last in-depth analysis was undertaken by M. Th. Disdier in an article which was published in two instalments in 1932 and 1940/1942. Since then John's appearance in secondary literature has been confined to dictionaries and handbooks.

92. Aldinen Translate this page Pseudo- proclus diadochus ie Geminos Sphaera Greek and Latin. Tr ThomasLinacrus. Venetia Aldus, 1499. Hain 14559, GW 9981 W II 346 http://www.ubs.sbg.ac.at/sosa/aldinen.htm

Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg - Sondersammlungen Verzeichnis der Drucke von Aldus Manutius (bis 1536) an der UB Salzburg (in eckiger Klammer Angabe der Signatur) Aesopus Argonautica : c. schol. gr. Venetia : Aldus, 1521 [F I 655] Deipnosophistae Venetia: Aldus, 1514 [F II 335/1] Ausonius, Decimus Magnus: Opera. Venetia: Aldus, 1517 [F I 144] Biblia graeca. Venetia: Aldus, 1518 [F II 289] Budé, Guillaume: Libri de Asse et partibus ejus. Venetia: Aldus, 1522 [F I 125] Caesar, Gaius Iulius: Opera. Venetia: Aldus, 1518/19 [F I 576] Castiglione, Baldassare: Il libro del Cortegiano. Venetia: Aldus, 1533 [F I 783] Catullus, Gaius Valerius / Tibullus / Propertius. Venetia: Aldus, 1515 [F I 569/1] Cicero, Marcus Tullius: Epistolarum ad Atticum, ad Brutum, ad Quintum fratrem, libri XX.Venetia : Aldus, 1513 [F I 596] Cicero, Marcus Tullius: Epistolarum ad Atticum, ad Brutum, ad Quintum fratrem, libri XX.Venetia : Aldus, 1521 [F I 661] Cicero, Marcus Tullius:

93. Prop I-27 Deze formulering is afkomstig van John Playfair (17481819, Schotland), hoewelook Proclus (proclus diadochus, 410-485, Griekenland) dit alternatief noemt. http://www.pandd.demon.nl/propI27.htm

Proposities I-27, I-28, I-29 prop 1-27 pro I-28 prop I-29 Playfair's axioma ... Elementen Propositie I-27 Indien een rechte, twee rechten treffende, de verwisselende binnenhoeken aan elkaar gelijk maakt, zullen de rechten aan elkaar parallel zijn. Want laat de rechte lijn EF twee rechte lijnen AB, CD snijden waarbij de verwisselende binnenhoeken AEF, EFD aan elkaar gelijk zijn (zie figuur 1). Ik zeg dat AB evenwijdig is met CD. figuur 1 Want, als dat niet het geval is, zullen AB, CD bij verlenging snijden in de richting van B,D of in de richting van A,C. Stel ze worden verlengd in de richting van B,D en snijden in G. Nu is, in de driehoek GEF, de buitenhoek AEF gelijk aan de verwisselende binnenhoek EFG [volgens prop. I-16 ]: wat onmogelijk is. Daarom snijden AB, CD elkaar niet bij verlenging in de richting van B,D. Op dezelfde manier kan bewezen worden dat ze elkaar niet snijden in de richting van A,C. Maar rechte lijnen die elkaar niet snijden, in beide richtingen, zijn evenwijdig [ def. 23

94. Proclus The title diadochus was given to him at this time, the meaning of the word At the Academy proclus appears to have been well off and to have helped his http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Proclus.html

Proclus Diadochus Born: 8 Feb 411 in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Byzantium (now Turkey) Died: 17 April 485 in Athens, Greece Show birthplace location Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index Previous (Alphabetically) Next Main index Version for printing Proclus 's father, Particius, and his mother, Marcella, were citizens of high social position in Lycia. Particius was a senior law official in the courts at Byzantium. Proclus was brought up at Xanthus, on the south coast of Lycia, where he attended school. It was intended that Proclus should follow his father and enter the legal profession. With this aim in mind he was sent to Alexandria but, while in the middle of his studies, he visited Byzantium and he became convinced that his calling in life was the study of philosophy. He returned to Alexandria where now he studied philosophy under Olympiodorus the Elder, in particular making a deep study of the works of Aristotle . He also learnt mathematics in Alexandria and in this subject his teacher was Heron (not the famous mathematician, Heron was a common name at this time). Proclus was not entirely satisfied with the education he was receiving in philosophy in Alexandria so, while still a teenager, he moved from Alexandria to Athens where he studied at

95. TMTh:: PROCLUS OF LYCIA (DIADOCHUS) proclus OF LYCIA (diadochus) (fl. 411 486 AD). Life Neoplatonist philosopher,mathematician and astronomer, proclus was born in Constantinople and reared http://www.tmth.edu.gr/en/aet/1/83.html

Home Ancient Greek Scientists AGRICULTURALISTS ARCHITECTS ... PHYSICISTS MATHEMATICIAN, ASTRONOMER PROCLUS OF LYCIA (DIADOCHUS) (fl. 411 - 486 AD) Life Neoplatonist philosopher, mathematician and astronomer, Proclus was born in Constantinople and reared in Xanthus, in Lycia. After an early education in Xanthus and Alexandria, under Orion Leonas, Hero (mathematics) and Heliodorus (Aristotelian philosophy), he went to Athens. There he studied with Plutarch of Athens and his disciple Syrianus (Platonic philosophy), eventually succeeding the latter as the head of the Academy. He was influenced by the philosophy of the Pythagoreans, and in turn influenced many Western philosophers: Hegel, for example, admired him greatly. He died in Athens in 485. One of the craters on the moon has been named "Proclus" in his honour. Work His principal writings are: "Hypotheses in astronomy": Treatise on the systems of Hipparchus, Aristarchus and Ptolemy. This work is divided into five parts: A) Description of the method of calculating the apparent diameter of the sun by the use of Hero's water clock and the information provided by Pappus. B) Proof of the geometric equivalence of epicycles and eccentrics.

96. Opera Poetica Basiliensia Translate this page proclus, diadochus Sphaera. - Basel, 1585. Autor, proclus, diadochus. Titel,Sphaera Procli de sphaera liber I. Cleomedis de mundo, sive circularis http://www.ub.unibas.ch/spez/poeba/test/poeba-003227917.htm

97. Opera Poetica Basiliensia proclus, diadochus Sphaera. - Basel, 1561 proclus, diadochusSphaera. - Basel, 1585 proclus, diadochus Sphaera. - Basel, 1585 http://www.ub.unibas.ch/spez/poeba/test/short-autor-397.htm

98. Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2002.05.21 Lecture du Timée de Plato par proclus. Villeneuve d Ascq Presses that ofproclus the diadochus, the fifth century scholarch of the Platonist academy in http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2002/2002-05-21.html

Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2002.05.21 Alain Lernould, . Villeneuve d'Ascq: Presses Universitaires du Septentrion, 2001. Pp. 405. ISBN 2-85939-644-6. EUR 28.97. Reviewed by Sara Rappe, University of Michigan (rappe@umich.edu) Word count: 1952 words Among the Renaissance pavement illustrations in the 14th century Cathedral at Siena is the famous portrait of Hermes Trismegestus with the caption, contemporaneus Mosei, ("Contemporary of Moses"). The circle of Cosimo de Medici believed that Moses and Plato learned cosmology from the same source, in Egypt, instructed by none other than Hermes. How else could one explain the similarities in Plato's account of the world's creation through the will of the Demiurge, and the biblical account of Genesis? Plato's Timaeus is one of the West's most influential texts, sparking centuries of conversations across cultural and temporal divides. And yet cosmology for the Greeks themselves as for us today was not only an objective science but was fraught with ideological and religious contention, even in polytheistic circles. We have an unparalleled opportunity to glimpse the cosmological debates of late antiquity in the one surviving Neoplatonist commentary on Plato's Timaeus , that of Proclus the Diadochus, the fifth century scholarch of the Platonist academy in Athens. This work documents centuries of an interpretive tradition that no doubt began as soon as the

99. Imago Mundi - Proclus. Translate this page proclus, surnommé diadochus (c.-à-.d. successeur), philosophe néoplatonicien, néen 412 à Constantinople mort. en 485, fut élevé à Xanthe en Lycie, http://www.cosmovisions.com/Proclus.htm

Les gens Proclus Diadochus Alexandrie Nestorius Diadochus Commentaire sur le 1 er livre d' Euclide est une sorte de sommaire de l' Almageste . (Hoefer, 1873). En philosophie, il professait le , exposant la doctrine de Platon Plotin Jamblique et de Pythagore Ouvrages ; des Commentaires sur divers dialogues de Platon; des Hymnes et des Positions astronomiques ; enfin des Scholies sur Euclide. Editions anciennes et l Plotin de la collection Didot. Le Commentaire sur le Cratyle Cousin (dont il n'existe qu'une traduction latine fort imparfaite par Guill. de Mœrbeke), ainsi que les Commentaires sur le Premier Alcibiade et le Les Hymnes se trouvent dan les Analecta de Brunck. Le T Marinus Vie ; elle se trouve dans la 2 e A B C D ... Z

100. Hermes Trismegestus Lecture du Time/e de Plato par proclus. Villeneuve d Ascq Presses that ofproclus the diadochus, the fifth century scholarch of the Platonist academy http://evans-experientialism.freewebspace.com/hermestrismestegus.htm

Hermes Trismegestus I.D. Greeks 00001 Alain Lernould, Physique et The/ologie. Lecture du Time/e de Plato par Proclus. Villeneuve d'Ascq: Presses Universitaires du Septentrion, 2001. Pp. 405. ISBN 2-85939-644-6. EUR 28.97. Reviewed by Sara Rappe, University of Michigan Hermes Trismegestus Among the Renaissance pavement illustrations in the 14th century Cathedral at Siena is the famous portrait of Hermes Trismegestus with the caption, contemporaneus Mosei, ("Contemporary of Moses"). The circle of Cosimo de Medici believed that Moses and Plato learned cosmology from the same source, in Egypt, instructed by none other than Hermes.[[1]] How else could one explain the similarities in Plato's account of the world's creation through the will of the Demiurge, and the biblical account of Genesis? Plato's Timaeus is one of the West's most influential texts, sparking centuries of conversations across cultural and temporal divides. And yet cosmology for the Greeks themselves as for us today was not only an objective science but was fraught with ideological and religious contention, even in polytheistic circles. We have an unparalleled opportunity to glimpse the cosmological debates of late antiquity in the one surviving Neoplatonist commentary on Plato's Timaeus, that of Proclus the Diadochus, the fifth century scholarch of the Platonist academy in Athens. This work documents centuries of an interpretive tradition that no doubt began as soon as the Timaeus was written. Proclus refers back to the lost commentaries of a number of predecessors, including the Academic Crantor, the Middle Platonist Plutarch, and the Neoplatonists Iamblichus and Syrianus, the latter Proclus' own teacher.

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