WebProclus Lycius (/ ˈ p r ɒ k l ə s l aɪ ˈ s i ə s /) (410 /411 / 7 Feb. or 8 Feb. 412 –17 April 485 AD), also called Proclus the Successor, Proclus the Platonic Successor, or Proclus of Athens (Greek: Πρόκλος Διάδοχος Próklos Diádochos, or διάδοχος Πλατωνικός), is one of the most influential philosophical commentators of antiquity and is regarded by ...

WebAugustine of Hippo (/ ɔː ˈ ɡ ʌ s t ɪ n / aw-GUST-in, US also / ˈ ɔː ɡ ə s t iː n / AW-gə-steen; Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa.His writings influenced the development of …

WebGnosticism refers to a collection of religious groups originating in Jewish religiosity in Alexandria in the first few centuries CE. Neoplatonism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy that took shape in the 3rd century, based on the teachings of Plato and some of his early followers.While Gnosticism was influenced by Middle Platonism, neoplatonists from the …

WebNeoplatonism is a strand of Platonic philosophy that emerged in the 3rd century AD against the background of Hellenistic philosophy and religion. The term does not encapsulate a set of ideas as much as a chain of thinkers. But there are some ideas that are common to it. For example, the monistic idea that all of reality can be derived from a single principle, "the …

WebCappadocia or Capadocia (/ k æ p ə ˈ d oʊ ʃ ə ˌ-ˈ d oʊ k i ə /; Turkish: Kapadokya), is a historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey.It largely is in the provinces Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde.. According to Herodotus, in the time of the Ionian Revolt (499 BC), the Cappadocians were reported as occupying a region from Mount Taurus to …

WebA stylus (plural styli or styluses) is a writing utensil or a small tool for some other form of marking or shaping, for example, in pottery.It can also be a computer accessory that is used to assist in navigating or providing more precision when using touchscreens.It usually refers to a narrow elongated staff, similar to a modern ballpoint pen.Many styluses are heavily …

WebΗ Υπατία στήν τέχνη. Πίναξ ζωγραφικής, ελαιογραφία, του Charles William Mitchell "Hypatia" Υπατία, 1885. Πίναξ ζωγραφικής, μολύβι σε χαρτί, USA, Elbert Hubbard, Hypatia portrait, 1908 Κινηματογραφική Ταινία ΑGORA (2009) του Ισπανοχιλιανού Alejandro Amenabar, με την ...

WebNeoplatonism was a major influence on Christian theology throughout Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages in the West. This was due to St. Augustine of Hippo, who was influenced by the early neoplatonists Plotinus and Porphyry, as well as the works of the Christian writer Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, who was influenced by later neoplatonists, such as …

WebPrimavera (Italian pronunciation: [primaˈvɛːra], meaning "Spring"), is a large panel painting in tempera paint by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli made in the late 1470s or early 1480s (datings vary). It has been described as "one of the most written about, and most controversial paintings in the world", and also "one of the most popular paintings in …

WebFor most practical purposes, the volume inside a sphere inscribed in a cube can be approximated as 52.4% of the volume of the cube, since V = π / 6 d 3, where d is the diameter of the sphere and also the length of a side of the cube and π / 6 ≈ 0.5236. For example, a sphere with diameter 1 m has 52.4% the volume of a cube with edge length 1 …