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“The Gods have proclaimed Christ to have been most pious, but the Christians are a confused and vicious sect.”

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Porphyry, a Greek philosopher born in 234 and died in 305, is a significant figure in Neoplatonism. He is renowned for his interpretations and systematizations of Plato's philosophy. more

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