Macrobius

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Neoplatonist philosopher grammarian late Roman author philosopher writer

Macrobius was a late Roman Neoplatonist philosopher and grammarian best known for his influential commentary on Cicero and his work "Saturnalia."

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instanceOf Neoplatonist philosopher ⓘ
grammarian ⓘ
late Roman author ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
citizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
commentaryOn Somnium Scipionis NERFINISHED ⓘ
discussesInWorks Roman festivals ⓘ
Roman religion ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
dream theory ⓘ
music and harmony of the spheres ⓘ
mythology ⓘ
number symbolism ⓘ
the soul ⓘ
virtue ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
field antiquarian studies ⓘ
grammar ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
floruit early 5th century CE ⓘ
fullName Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre antiquarian dialogue ⓘ
philosophical commentary ⓘ
influenced Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ
medieval cosmology ⓘ
medieval scholasticism ⓘ
influencedBy Aristotle ⓘ
Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ
Plato ⓘ
Plotinus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Porphyry NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saturnalia NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literaryFormOfSaturnalia dialogue ⓘ
name Macrobius NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation commentator ⓘ
grammarian ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingOfSaturnalia Saturnalia festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
statusOfWorksInMiddleAges authoritative source on classical learning ⓘ
highly read ⓘ
subjectOfWork Cicero's Somnium Scipionis NERFINISHED ⓘ
work Commentary on the Dream of Scipio NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saturnalia NERFINISHED ⓘ

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De re publica → SomniumScipionisCommentaryBy → Macrobius ⓘ
Macrobius’s Commentary on the Dream of Scipio → author → Macrobius ⓘ
Saturnalia → documentedBy → Macrobius ⓘ
De re publica → hasCommentaryBy → Macrobius ⓘ
Somnium Scipionis → wasCommentedOnBy → Macrobius ⓘ