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FAMILY, POLITICAL POWER AND MONEY IN THE NEOPLATONIC SCHOOL OF ATHENS
FAMILY, POLITICAL POWER AND MONEY IN THE NEOPLATONIC SCHOOL OF ATHENS

Author(s): Luc Brisson
Subject(s): Political history, Ancient World, Ancient Philosphy
Published by: Новосибирский государственный университет
Keywords: Late antiquity; Neoplatonism; Plutarch of Athens; Proclus; Damascius;

Summary/Abstract: How was the Neoplatonic School of Athens able to maintain itself for more than a century at Athens, in a hostile environment, while being the target of the opposition of the Christians who were not only in the majority, but also held political power? These are the questions this text seeks to answer. Although it does not promise any earth-shaking discovery, it will try to sketch a clear and precise portrait of the Neoplatonic School of Athens on the family, political and economic level.

  • Issue Year: XI/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 333-340
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English