Plotinus' circle in Rome

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Plotinus' circle in Rome was a close-knit group of Neoplatonic philosophers and students gathered around the thinker Plotinus in 3rd-century Rome, dedicated to studying and developing his metaphysical teachings.

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Plotinus' circle in Rome canonical 1
Plotinus’ school in Rome 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neoplatonic school
philosophical circle
hasActivePeriod 3rd century
hasActivity commentary on Plato
discussion of Aristotle
oral exposition of Plotinus' doctrines
hasCentralFigure Plotinus
hasCharacteristic close-knit community
philosophical way of life
teacher–student relationships
hasCoreDoctrine ascent of the soul
doctrine of Intellect (Nous)
doctrine of Soul
doctrine of the One
emanationist metaphysics
hasCountry Roman Empire
hasEditorOfTeachings Porphyry
hasFounder Plotinus
hasLanguage Greek
hasLocation Rome
hasMainActivity metaphysical speculation
philosophical study
philosophical teaching
hasMember Amelius Gentilianus
Basil
Carterius
Castricius Firmus
Eustochius
Gemina
Gemina's daughter
Marcella
Origen the Platonist
Paulina
Paulinus
Plotinus
Porphyry
Rogatianus
Sabinillus
Serapion
Theodosius the doctor
Zethos
linked to: Zethus

Zoticus
Zoticus the critic
hasPhilosophicalTradition Neoplatonism
hasReligiousContext pagan philosophical milieu of 3rd-century Rome
hasSource Porphyry's Life of Plotinus
hasTextualOutcome Enneads
influenced Christian Platonism
late antique philosophy
later Neoplatonic schools

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Amelius Gentilianus memberOf Plotinus' circle in Rome
Amelius of Apamea memberOf Plotinus’ school in Rome
linked to: Plotinus' circle in Rome