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.

All labels observed (2)

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

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Statements (50)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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