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Stephen A. Cooper on Marius Victorinus and Latinate Christian Platonism
We discuss Marius Victorinus, a fascinating character from the tumultuous Roman scene in the mid fourth century who converted from Platonism to Plato…
2 years, 9 months ago
Gretchen Reydams-Schils on Calcidius and the Timæus
We discuss the Latin translation and commentary of Calcidius with Gretchen Reydams-Schils. Who was Calcidius, where did he get his interpretations of…
2 years, 10 months ago
Plato Latinus
The podcast turns from the eastern Roman empire to its western reaches, now falling into strife and decline as we move into the fifth century. In thi…
2 years, 10 months ago
Jay Bregman on Synesius of Cyrene
We dive into the fascinating life and thought of Synesius of Cyrene, Platonist philosopher and student of Hypatia of Alexandria, and Orthodox bishop …
2 years, 11 months ago
Noble Lies and Philosophic Silence: Hypatia, Synesius, and the New Esotericism in the Fourth Century
Fear, loathing, violence, and persecution. How does the philosopher operate under such circumstances? We look at the case-studies of Hypatia of Alexa…
2 years, 11 months ago
Hypatia of Alexandria: The Life and Death of a Philosopher and her City
In Part I of a two-part-series centred around the great Hypatia of Alexandria, we introduce the life, and the notorious death, of the Late Platonist …
2 years, 11 months ago
‘And When Rome Falls, Falls the World’: The Fall of Rome and Western Esotericism
The sacking of Rome by Alaric and his Visigoths in the year 410 was an ideologically-charged event that left a permanent imprint on the culture of th…
2 years, 11 months ago
‘Visibly a Goddess’: Heidi Marx on Sosipatra of Pergamum
We discuss Sosipatra of Pergamum, an otherwise-unknown late polytheist holy woman and philosopher, depicted by her biographer Eunapius as a living go…
3 years ago
Frederico Fidler on Sallustius’ On the Gods and the World
We are delighted to speak with Frederico Fidler about Sallustius' On the Gods and the World, a short manual of a popular nature outlining how Platoni…
3 years, 1 month ago
Strategies of the Esoteric in the Hellenism of the Emperor Julian: Exclusion and Pluralism in a Late-Antique Polytheism
We discuss the dynamics of Julian's esoteric religious/political formulation of Hellenism, and reflect on some of the very strange things that happen…
3 years, 1 month ago