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Aedesius

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(d. A.D. 355), Neoplatonist philosopher, was born of a noble Cappadocian family. He migrated to Syria, attracted by the lectures of Iamblichus, whose follower he became. According to Eunapius, he differed from Iamblichus on certain points connected with magic. He taught at Pergamum, his chief disciples being Eusebius and Maximus. He seems to have modified his doctrines through fear of Constantine.

See Ritter and Preller, 552; Ritter's Geschichte der Philosophic; T. Whittaker, The Neoplatonists (Cambridge, 1901).

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Aedesius'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/aedesius.html. 1910.
 
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