Syrianus
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Late Antique philosopher
Neoplatonist philosopher
commentator on Aristotle
commentator on Plato
head of the Platonic Academy
Syrianus was a prominent 5th-century Neoplatonist philosopher and head of the Athenian Platonic Academy, known especially as the teacher of Proclus and commentator on Aristotle and Plato.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Syrianus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Syrianus Context triple: [Iamblichus of Chalcis, influenced, Syrianus]
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A.
Julius Graecinus
Julius Graecinus was a Roman senator and noted Stoic whose principled opposition to Emperor Caligula led to his execution.
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B.
Antipater of Tarsus
Antipater of Tarsus was a Stoic philosopher of the 2nd century BCE who led the Stoic school in Athens and contributed significantly to Stoic ethics and theology.
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C.
Gaius Avidius Heliodorus
Gaius Avidius Heliodorus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman official and administrator of Egyptian origin who served as a high-ranking imperial bureaucrat under the Antonine emperors.
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D.
Strategos of Judea
Strategos of Judea was the Hellenistic-era military governorship of Judea, held by leaders such as Jonathan Apphus who combined political authority with command of the region’s armed forces.
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E.
Balbinus
Balbinus was a Roman emperor who briefly co-ruled the empire in 238 AD during the turbulent Year of the Six Emperors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Syrianus Target entity description: Syrianus was a prominent 5th-century Neoplatonist philosopher and head of the Athenian Platonic Academy, known especially as the teacher of Proclus and commentator on Aristotle and Plato.
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A.
Julius Graecinus
Julius Graecinus was a Roman senator and noted Stoic whose principled opposition to Emperor Caligula led to his execution.
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B.
Antipater of Tarsus
Antipater of Tarsus was a Stoic philosopher of the 2nd century BCE who led the Stoic school in Athens and contributed significantly to Stoic ethics and theology.
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C.
Gaius Avidius Heliodorus
Gaius Avidius Heliodorus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman official and administrator of Egyptian origin who served as a high-ranking imperial bureaucrat under the Antonine emperors.
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D.
Strategos of Judea
Strategos of Judea was the Hellenistic-era military governorship of Judea, held by leaders such as Jonathan Apphus who combined political authority with command of the region’s armed forces.
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E.
Balbinus
Balbinus was a Roman emperor who briefly co-ruled the empire in 238 AD during the turbulent Year of the Six Emperors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Late Antique philosopher
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Neoplatonist philosopher ⓘ commentator on Aristotle ⓘ commentator on Plato ⓘ head of the Platonic Academy ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian Platonic Academy
NERFINISHED
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pagan revival in 5th-century Athens ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentedOn |
Aristotle
NERFINISHED
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Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentedOnWork |
Aristotle's Categories
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Aristotle's De Interpretatione NERFINISHED ⓘ Aristotle's Metaphysics NERFINISHED ⓘ Aristotle's On the Heavens NERFINISHED ⓘ Aristotle's Prior Analytics NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato's Parmenides NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato's Timaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine |
defense of Plato against Aristotle
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hierarchical metaphysical structure of reality ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hermias of Alexandria
NERFINISHED
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Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ later Byzantine Platonists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentaries on Aristotle
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commentaries on Plato ⓘ influence on Proclus ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainInterests |
cosmology
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Hermias of Alexandria
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Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Athenian Neoplatonic school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | scholarch of the Athenian Platonic Academy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Plutarch of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | pagan Hellenic tradition ⓘ |
| sourceFor | Proclus' metaphysical system ⓘ |
| studentOf | Plutarch of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeeded | Plutarch of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Hermias of Alexandria
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Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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