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Iamblichus
Iamblichus ( ; ; ; ) was a Syrian Arab Neoplatonist philosopher who determined a direction later taken by Neoplatonism. Iamblichus was also the biographer of the Greek mystic, philosopher, and mathematician Pythagoras. In addition to his philosophical contributions, his is important for the study of the sophists because it preserved about ten pages of an otherwise unknown sophist known as the Anonymus Iamblichi.
Apollonius of Tyana
1st century AD Greek Neopythagorean philosopher
Nicomachus
Nicomachus of Gerasa (; ) was an Ancient Greek Neopythagorean philosopher from Gerasa, in the Arabia Petraea (now Jerash, Jordan). He is perhaps Hellenized of Arab origin from Jerash. Like many Pythagoreans, Nicomachus wrote about the mystical properties of numbers, best known for his works Introduction to Arithmetic and Manual of Harmonics, which are an important resource on Ancient Greek mathematics and Ancient Greek music in the Roman period. Nicomachus' work on arithmetic became a standard text for Neoplatonic education in Late antiquity, with philosophers such as Iamblichus and John Philo
Numenius of Apamea
2nd century Greco-Roman philosopher
Nigidius Figulus
Roman philosopher and writer (0098-0045)
Theon of Smyrna
2nd century Greek mathematician and philosopher
Quintus Sextius
1st century BC Roman philosopher
Bolus of Mendes
esoteric Greek philosopher
Moderatus of Gades
1st century AD Greek philosopher
Sotion
ancient Greek philosopher
Anaxilaus
Anaxilaus or Anaxilas of Larissa (; century BC) was a physician and Pythagorean philosopher. According to Eusebius, he was banished from Rome in 28 BC by Augustus on the charge of practicing magic. Anaxilaus wrote about the "magical" properties of minerals, herbs, and other substances and derived drugs, and is cited by Pliny in this regard. His exceptional knowledge of natural science allowed him to produce tricks that were mistaken for magic.
Democrates
thumb|right|Democrates, from a model supplied by Hoskins and Grant, 1777–1780, by Josiah Wedgwood
Cronius the Pythagorean
ancient Greek philosopher
Damis
Damis () was a student and lifelong companion of Apollonius of Tyana, the famous Neopythagorean philosopher and teacher who lived in the early 1st up to the early 2nd century AD.