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Marinus of Neapolis
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- For the Italian saint, see Saint Marinus.
Marinus was neo-Platonist philosopher, was born in Neapolis, Palestine; he was converted at an early age to the old pagan Greek religion.
He came to Athens at a time when, with the exception of Proclus, there was a great dearth of eminent men in the neo-Platonic school. It was for this reason rather than for any striking ability of his own that he succeeded to the headship of the school on the death of Proclus.
During this period the professors of the old pagan Greek religion suffered severe persecution at the hands of the Christians and Marinus was compelled to seek refuge at Epidaurus. His chief work was a biography of Proclus, the chief source of information on Proclus' life. It was first published with the works of Marcus Antoninus in 1559; it was republished separately by Fabricius at Hamburg in 1700, and re-edited in 1814 by Boissonade with emendations and notes.
Other philosophical works are attributed to him, including commentaries on Aristotle and on the Philebus. It is said that he destroyed the latter because Isidore, his successor, expressed disapproval of it.
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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