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Porphyry

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A Neo-Platonic philosopher of Alexandria, born at Tyre; resorted to Rome and became a disciple of Plotinus (q. v .), whose works he edited; he wrote a work against Christianity, known only from the replies (233-305).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Porphyry'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/porphyry.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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