Porphyry approximately 234-approximately 305
Overview
| Works: | 1,103 works in 2,392 publications in 8 languages and 23,986 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Criticism, interpretation, etc Biographies Sources Controversial literature Introductions Commentaries History Academic theses Biography |
| Subject Headings: | Philosophers, Ancient |
| Roles: | Author, Other, Editor |
| Classifications: | B697.I73, 186.4 |
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Most widely held works about
Porphyry
- Religion and identity in Porphyry of Tyre : the limits of Hellenism in late antiquity by Aaron P Johnson( )
- Universal salvation in late antiquity : Porphyry of Tyre and the pagan-christian debate by Michael Bland Simmons( Book )
- Aristotle's Categories and Porphyry by Christos Evangeliou( Book )
- Porphyry's place in the neoplatonic tradition : a study in post-Plotinian neoplatonism by Andrew Smith( Book )
- Porphyry, the Philosopher, to Marcella : text and translation with introduction and notes by Porphyry( Book )
- Harmonia seu catena dialectica : in Porphyrianas institutiones, summam difficiliorum quæstionum & solutionum breiuter & perspicuè complectens, ex optimis autoribus vndecunque conflata. Autore Richardo Stanihursto Dubliniensi, Collegii Vniversitatis apud Oxonienses alumno. Cum indice locupletissimo in calce libri adiecto by Richard Stanyhurst( )
- P. Rami Dialecticae libri duo, scholiis G. Tempelli Cantabrigiensis illustrati. Quibus accessit, eodem authore, de Porphyrianis prædicabilibus disputatio. Item: epistolæ de P. Rami Dialectica contra Iohannis Piscatoris responsionem defensio, in capita viginti novem redacta by Petrus Ramus( )
- Porphyre. 8 exposés suivis de discussions by Heinrich Dörrie( Book )
- Porphyre et Victorinus by Pierre Hadot( Book )
- The interpretation of the New Testament in Greco-Roman paganism by John Granger Cook( Book )
- Histoire de l'école d'Alexandrie by Jules Simon( Book )
- Symbol und Unzulänglichkeit der Sprache : Jamblichos, Plotin, Porphyrios, Proklos by Peter Crome( Book )
- Porphyry, the philosopher, to his wife, Marcella by Porphyry( Book )
- Porphyry : on abstinence from killing animals by Gillian Clark( )
- Plotin, Porphyre : études néoplatoniciennes by Pierre Hadot( Book )
- Studies on Porphyry( Book )
- Porphyrii philosophi Platonici opuscula selecta by Porphyry( Book )
- Porphyry's work against the Christians : an interpretation by Amos Berry Hulen( Book )
- The heart of Plotinus : the essential Eneads including Porphyry's On the cave of the nymphs( Book )
- Body and gender, soul and reason in late antiquity by Gillian Clark( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Porphyry
Porphyry's Homeric questions on The Iliad : text, translation, commentary by
Porphyry(
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7 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 1,452 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Homeric Questions of the philosopher Porphyry (3rd cent. CE) is an important work in the history of Homeric criticism. Porphyry applies the dictum that "the poet explains himself" to solve questions of interpretation in Homer. This new edition of the Questions on the Iliad eliminates much that was wrongly attributed to Porphyry in the old edition (1880). In the interest of the non-specialist, the new text has a facing translation in English. The commentary explains Porphyry's arguments and the editor's textual decisions
7 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 1,452 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Homeric Questions of the philosopher Porphyry (3rd cent. CE) is an important work in the history of Homeric criticism. Porphyry applies the dictum that "the poet explains himself" to solve questions of interpretation in Homer. This new edition of the Questions on the Iliad eliminates much that was wrongly attributed to Porphyry in the old edition (1880). In the interest of the non-specialist, the new text has a facing translation in English. The commentary explains Porphyry's arguments and the editor's textual decisions
To Gaurus on how embryos are ensouled : and, On what is in our power by
Porphyry(
)
7 editions published between 2011 and 2014 in English and held by 815 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Concerning embryos, Porphyry takes an original view on issues that had been left undecided by his teacher Plotinus and earlier by the doctor Galen. What role is played in the development of the embryo by the souls or the nature of the father, of the mother, of the embryo, or of the whole world? Pophyry's detailed answer, in contrast to Aristotle's, gives a big role to the soul and to the nature of the mother, without, however, abandoning Aristotle's view that the mother supplies no seed. In the fragments of On What is in Our Power Porphyry discusses Plato's idea that we choose each of our incarnations, and so are responsible for what happens in our lives.--From publisher description
7 editions published between 2011 and 2014 in English and held by 815 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Concerning embryos, Porphyry takes an original view on issues that had been left undecided by his teacher Plotinus and earlier by the doctor Galen. What role is played in the development of the embryo by the souls or the nature of the father, of the mother, of the embryo, or of the whole world? Pophyry's detailed answer, in contrast to Aristotle's, gives a big role to the soul and to the nature of the mother, without, however, abandoning Aristotle's view that the mother supplies no seed. In the fragments of On What is in Our Power Porphyry discusses Plato's idea that we choose each of our incarnations, and so are responsible for what happens in our lives.--From publisher description
Commentarius in Claudii Ptolemaei Harmonica by
Porphyry(
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4 editions published in 2016 in 3 languages and held by 814 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Porphyry's Commentary on Ptolemy's 'Harmonics' is a unique document of Neoplatonic thought on music. Not only does it contain a thorough discussion of the perception and appreciation of pitched sounds, but it also gives us a hint of how the technicalities of music theory might have been taught to non-specialised readers with a philosophical background; moreover, it is a treasure of quotations from lost authors and works. The apparatus of this new edition includes all the emendations and conjectures that have been proposed by many scholars since Ingemar Düring's 1932 edition and takes into account a few manuscripts that escaped the previous editor's otherwise remarkable recensio. The boundaries of some quotations from ancient authors are redefined and many misprints corrected. Finally, the text of the Byzantine epitome of the Commentary is here edited for the first time."--
4 editions published in 2016 in 3 languages and held by 814 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Porphyry's Commentary on Ptolemy's 'Harmonics' is a unique document of Neoplatonic thought on music. Not only does it contain a thorough discussion of the perception and appreciation of pitched sounds, but it also gives us a hint of how the technicalities of music theory might have been taught to non-specialised readers with a philosophical background; moreover, it is a treasure of quotations from lost authors and works. The apparatus of this new edition includes all the emendations and conjectures that have been proposed by many scholars since Ingemar Düring's 1932 edition and takes into account a few manuscripts that escaped the previous editor's otherwise remarkable recensio. The boundaries of some quotations from ancient authors are redefined and many misprints corrected. Finally, the text of the Byzantine epitome of the Commentary is here edited for the first time."--
Porphyrii Philosophi fragmenta : Fragmenta Arabica David Wasserstein interpretante by
Andrew Smith(
)
2 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in Greek, Ancient and held by 563 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Written primarily in Latin, 1993 edition
2 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in Greek, Ancient and held by 563 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Written primarily in Latin, 1993 edition
Isagoge by
Porphyry(
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15 editions published between 1947 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 502 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Introduction to philosophy, written by Porphyry at the end of the second century AD is the most successful work of its kind ever to have been published. Porphyry's aim was modest: he intended to explain the meaning of five terms, 'genus', 'species', 'difference', 'property', and 'accident' - terms that he took to be important to Aristotelian logic and metaphysics, and hence to philosophy in general. Thus in principle the Introduction is simple and elementary. In face, there are sometimes difficulties and doubts on the surface of the text - and beneath the surface there are occasional profundities. For the work raises, directly or indirectly, a number of perennial philosophical questions; and indeed, the Introduction became, in Boethius's Latin translation, the point of reference for one of the longest-lasting of philosophical disputes - the dispute over the status of 'universals'." "This book contains a new English translation of the Introduction, preceded by a study of the life and works of Porphyry, the purpose and nature of the Introduction, and the history of the text. It is accompanied by a discursive commentary, the primary aim of which is to analyse and assess the philosophical theses and arguments that the Introduction puts forward."--BOOK JACKET
15 editions published between 1947 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 502 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Introduction to philosophy, written by Porphyry at the end of the second century AD is the most successful work of its kind ever to have been published. Porphyry's aim was modest: he intended to explain the meaning of five terms, 'genus', 'species', 'difference', 'property', and 'accident' - terms that he took to be important to Aristotelian logic and metaphysics, and hence to philosophy in general. Thus in principle the Introduction is simple and elementary. In face, there are sometimes difficulties and doubts on the surface of the text - and beneath the surface there are occasional profundities. For the work raises, directly or indirectly, a number of perennial philosophical questions; and indeed, the Introduction became, in Boethius's Latin translation, the point of reference for one of the longest-lasting of philosophical disputes - the dispute over the status of 'universals'." "This book contains a new English translation of the Introduction, preceded by a study of the life and works of Porphyry, the purpose and nature of the Introduction, and the history of the text. It is accompanied by a discursive commentary, the primary aim of which is to analyse and assess the philosophical theses and arguments that the Introduction puts forward."--BOOK JACKET
On Aristotle's categories by
Porphyry(
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7 editions published between 1992 and 2014 in English and held by 473 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A key figure in the history of Aristotelianism, Porphyry (AD 232/3 - c. 305) was born in Tyre and was a student of Longinus' in Athens and of Plotinus' in Rome. In his commentary on the Categories, Porphyry provided an authoritative interpretation of a notoriously controversial work."--BOOK JACKET. "Commentators on Aristotle had disagreed fundamentally over whether the Categories was a work of logic, concerning simple terms or the simple concepts they represent, or a metaphysical work addressing the classification by genera of simple entities or concepts. Approaching the Categories as the first of Aristotle's works in logic, Porphyry adopted an earlier Peripatetic view of the Categories as being concerned principally with terms or linguistic items, which he calls "predicates." He successfully defended the Categories against Plotinus, arguing that while it seemed to attack orthodox Platonism by denying the separation of forms and the ontological priority of the universal, it was in fact entirely compatible with Platonism. Because of Porphyry's intervention, the Categories came to serve as a basic textbook of logic for subsequent Neoplatonist teaching. His commentary influenced the Arabic tradition, and Boethius drew heavily on it as well."--BOOK JACKET. "The full text of Porphyry's commentary was lost, but the extant version is available here in Steven K. Strange's new translation. Ancient philosophers, historians of philosophy, classicists, and medievalists will welcome its appearance in English."--Jacket
7 editions published between 1992 and 2014 in English and held by 473 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A key figure in the history of Aristotelianism, Porphyry (AD 232/3 - c. 305) was born in Tyre and was a student of Longinus' in Athens and of Plotinus' in Rome. In his commentary on the Categories, Porphyry provided an authoritative interpretation of a notoriously controversial work."--BOOK JACKET. "Commentators on Aristotle had disagreed fundamentally over whether the Categories was a work of logic, concerning simple terms or the simple concepts they represent, or a metaphysical work addressing the classification by genera of simple entities or concepts. Approaching the Categories as the first of Aristotle's works in logic, Porphyry adopted an earlier Peripatetic view of the Categories as being concerned principally with terms or linguistic items, which he calls "predicates." He successfully defended the Categories against Plotinus, arguing that while it seemed to attack orthodox Platonism by denying the separation of forms and the ontological priority of the universal, it was in fact entirely compatible with Platonism. Because of Porphyry's intervention, the Categories came to serve as a basic textbook of logic for subsequent Neoplatonist teaching. His commentary influenced the Arabic tradition, and Boethius drew heavily on it as well."--BOOK JACKET. "The full text of Porphyry's commentary was lost, but the extant version is available here in Steven K. Strange's new translation. Ancient philosophers, historians of philosophy, classicists, and medievalists will welcome its appearance in English."--Jacket
On abstinence from killing animals by
Porphyry(
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)
13 editions published between 1999 and 2014 in English and held by 457 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"There are no Neoplatonist commentaries on Aristotle's Ethics from the period AD 250-600. Thus, although this work is not a commentary on Aristotle, it fills a gap in this series by going to the heart of ethical debates among Neoplatonists around AD 300, and revealing one ascetic Neoplatonist's view of the ideal way of life. It also records rival positions taken on the treatment of animals by Greek philosophers over the previous six hundred years."--Jacket
13 editions published between 1999 and 2014 in English and held by 457 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"There are no Neoplatonist commentaries on Aristotle's Ethics from the period AD 250-600. Thus, although this work is not a commentary on Aristotle, it fills a gap in this series by going to the heart of ethical debates among Neoplatonists around AD 300, and revealing one ascetic Neoplatonist's view of the ideal way of life. It also records rival positions taken on the treatment of animals by Greek philosophers over the previous six hundred years."--Jacket
The Organon, or Logical treatises, of Aristotle : With the introduction of Porphyry. Literally translated, with notes, syllogistic
examples, analysis, and introduction by
Aristotle(
Book
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12 editions published between 1853 and 1901 in English and held by 422 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1853 and 1901 in English and held by 422 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Five texts on the mediaeval problem of universals : Porphyry, Boethius, Abelard, Duns Scotus, Ockham by
Paul Vincent Spade(
Book
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4 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 422 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
New translations of the central medieval texts on the problem of universals are presented here in an affordable edition suitable for use in courses in medieval philosophy, history of medieval philosophy, and universals. Includes a concise introduction, glossary of important terms, notes, and bibliography
4 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 422 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
New translations of the central medieval texts on the problem of universals are presented here in an affordable edition suitable for use in courses in medieval philosophy, history of medieval philosophy, and universals. Includes a concise introduction, glossary of important terms, notes, and bibliography
Porphyrii Sententiae ad intelligibilia ducentes by
Porphyrius(
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43 editions published between 1907 and 1975 in 5 languages and held by 345 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
43 editions published between 1907 and 1975 in 5 languages and held by 345 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Porphyry's Against the Christians : the literary remains by
Porphyry(
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2 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Critical notes by the translator provide a running commentary to the text. A lively introduction and comprehensive epilogue describe the "buildup" to the pagan critique of Christianity, and help put Porphyry's work in historical perspective. Accessible to the general reader as well as a valuable scholarly tool, this new translation of Against the Christians proves a worthy addition to both classical and patristic studies
2 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Critical notes by the translator provide a running commentary to the text. A lively introduction and comprehensive epilogue describe the "buildup" to the pagan critique of Christianity, and help put Porphyry's work in historical perspective. Accessible to the general reader as well as a valuable scholarly tool, this new translation of Against the Christians proves a worthy addition to both classical and patristic studies
Porphyriou philosophou Pythagorikou Peri apochēs empsychōn biblia tessara = Porphyrii philosophi Pythagorici De abstinentia
ab animalibus necandis libri quatuor. Tou autou Pythagorou bios = Ejusdem liber De vita Pythagoræ. Tou autou Aphormai pros
ta noēta = Sententiæ ad intelligibiliæ ducentes. Peri tou en Odysseia tōn nymphōn antrou = De antro nympharum quod in Odyssea
describitur by
Porphyry(
)
15 editions published between 1620 and 1966 in 3 languages and held by 289 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published between 1620 and 1966 in 3 languages and held by 289 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Euclidean Division of the canon : Greek and Latin sources : new critical texts and translations on facing pages, with
an introduction, annotations, and indices verborum and nominum et rerum by Euclides(
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4 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Porphyry Introduction by
Porphyry(
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3 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in English and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Introduction to philosophy, written by Porphyry at the end of the second century AD is the most successful work of its kind ever to have been published. Porphyry's aim was modest: he intended to explain the meaning of five terms, 'genus', 'species', 'difference', 'property', and 'accident' - terms that he took to be important to Aristotelian logic and metaphysics, and hence to philosophy in general. Thus in principle the Introduction is simple and elementary. In face, there are sometimes difficulties and doubts on the surface of the text - and beneath the surface there are occasional profundities. For the work raises, directly or indirectly, a number of perennial philosophical questions; and indeed, the Introduction became, in Boethius's Latin translation, the point of reference for one of the longest-lasting of philosophical disputes - the dispute over the status of 'universals'." "This book contains a new English translation of the Introduction, preceded by a study of the life and works of Porphyry, the purpose and nature of the Introduction, and the history of the text. It is accompanied by a discursive commentary, the primary aim of which is to analyse and assess the philosophical theses and arguments that the Introduction puts forward."--Jacket
3 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in English and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Introduction to philosophy, written by Porphyry at the end of the second century AD is the most successful work of its kind ever to have been published. Porphyry's aim was modest: he intended to explain the meaning of five terms, 'genus', 'species', 'difference', 'property', and 'accident' - terms that he took to be important to Aristotelian logic and metaphysics, and hence to philosophy in general. Thus in principle the Introduction is simple and elementary. In face, there are sometimes difficulties and doubts on the surface of the text - and beneath the surface there are occasional profundities. For the work raises, directly or indirectly, a number of perennial philosophical questions; and indeed, the Introduction became, in Boethius's Latin translation, the point of reference for one of the longest-lasting of philosophical disputes - the dispute over the status of 'universals'." "This book contains a new English translation of the Introduction, preceded by a study of the life and works of Porphyry, the purpose and nature of the Introduction, and the history of the text. It is accompanied by a discursive commentary, the primary aim of which is to analyse and assess the philosophical theses and arguments that the Introduction puts forward."--Jacket
Iamblichus on the mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians by
Iamblichus(
Book
)
17 editions published between 1821 and 2012 in English and held by 252 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This translation from the Greek by Thomas Taylor (1758-1835) was first published in 1821. Taylor's early writings and translations into English influenced such romantic poets as Blake, Coleridge and Keats. Iamblichus is thought to have been born in Syria in the middle of the third century and is regarded as one of the great Neoplatonist philosophers. He founded a school in which he taught 'white magic' or 'theurgy'; he sought to uncover the invisible side of nature and to give Man the means to effect the union of the divine spark with its parent-flame within him. In this work, divided into ten sections, he gives a complete canon of pagan religious thought and belief and explains their background. The Neoplatonist Porphyry's Letter to Anebo, in which he criticises religious rituals and practices, and Iamblichus' response to this criticism, and defence of these traditions, are included
17 editions published between 1821 and 2012 in English and held by 252 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This translation from the Greek by Thomas Taylor (1758-1835) was first published in 1821. Taylor's early writings and translations into English influenced such romantic poets as Blake, Coleridge and Keats. Iamblichus is thought to have been born in Syria in the middle of the third century and is regarded as one of the great Neoplatonist philosophers. He founded a school in which he taught 'white magic' or 'theurgy'; he sought to uncover the invisible side of nature and to give Man the means to effect the union of the divine spark with its parent-flame within him. In this work, divided into ten sections, he gives a complete canon of pagan religious thought and belief and explains their background. The Neoplatonist Porphyry's Letter to Anebo, in which he criticises religious rituals and practices, and Iamblichus' response to this criticism, and defence of these traditions, are included
Porphyrii philosophi fragmenta by
Porphyry(
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)
8 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in Greek, Ancient and Multiple languages and held by 216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Written primarily in Latin, 1993 edition
8 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in Greek, Ancient and Multiple languages and held by 216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Written primarily in Latin, 1993 edition
The ethical treatises : being the treatises of the first Ennead with Porphyry's Life of Plotinus, and the Preller-Ritter extracts
forming a conspectus of the Plotinian system by
Plotinus(
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13 editions published between 1917 and 1949 in English and held by 216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1917 and 1949 in English and held by 216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the cave of the nymphs by
Porphyrius(
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5 editions published between 1983 and 1991 in English and held by 206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published between 1983 and 1991 in English and held by 206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Vie de Pythagore ; Lettre à Marcella by
Porphyry(
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10 editions published between 1982 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 184 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published between 1982 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 184 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Pros Markellan by
Porphyry(
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8 editions published in 1969 in 4 languages and held by 174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published in 1969 in 4 languages and held by 174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Plotinus Author
- Homer Author
- MacPhail, John A. Jr 1970-
- Aristotle Author
- Johnson, Aaron P. Author
- Smith, Andrew 1945- Author Editor
- Barker, Andrew 1943-2021 Translator Editor Collector
- Wilberding, James Translator Editor
- Raffa, Massimo 1972- Editor
- Iamblichus approximately 250-approximately 330 Author
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Malchus, approximately 234-approximately 305
Malchus, ca. 234-ca. 305
Porfirio, ca234-ca301
Porfirio, di Tiro, approximately 234-approximately 305
Porfirio, di Tiro, ca. 234-ca. 305
Porfiryus, approximately 234-approximately 305
Porfiryus, ca. 234-ca. 305
Porfuriou, ca234-ca301
Porphyre, approximately 234-approximately 305
Porphyre, ca. 234-ca. 305
Porphyre, ca234-ca301
Porphyrios, approximately 234-approximately 305
Porphyrios, ca. 234-ca. 305
Porphyrios, ca234-ca301
Porphyrius
Porphyrius, approximately 234-approximately 305
Porphyrius, ca. 234-ca. 305
Porphyry, ca. 234-ca. 305
Porphyry, ca234-ca301
Porphyry, the Phoenician, approximately 234-approximately 305
Porphyry, the Phoenician, ca. 234-ca. 305
Πορφύριος, approximately 234-approximately 305
פורפוריוס
פורפיריוס, ?234־?305
فرفوريوس الصوري، نحو 234-نحو 305
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Latin (69)
Greek, Ancient (54)
French (28)
German (12)
Greek, Modern (8)
Italian (2)
Multiple languages (2)