Mathematician:Proclus Lycaeus

Mathematician
Greek philosopher who among other things produced a commentary on Book $\text I$ of.

Nationality
Greek, of Byzantine origin

History

 * Born: 8 Feb 411 in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Byzantium (now Turkey)
 * Died: 17 April 485 in Athens, Greece

Publications

 * Platonic Theology (6 volumes)
 * Elements of Theology
 * Elements of Physics
 * Commentary on 's "Alcibiades I"
 * Commentary on 's "Cratylus"
 * Commentary on 's "Parmenides"
 * ''Commentary on 's ""
 * Commentary on 's "Timaeus"
 * Commentary on  (the first book of only)
 * Ten doubts concerning providence
 * On providence and fate
 * On the existence of evils
 * Various Hymns (fragments)
 * Commentary on the Chaldaean Oracles (fragments)


 * The life of Proclus, or On Happiness: written by his pupil, Marinus

Notable Quotes

 * Not much younger than these [i.e. Hermontimus of Colophon and Philippus of Medma] is, who put together , collecting many of ' theorems, perfecting many of ', and also bringing to irrefragable demonstration the things which were only somewhat loosely proved by his predecessors. This man lived in the time of . For , who came immediately after the first (Ptolemy), makes mention of : and, further, they say that Ptolemy once asked him if there was in geometry any shorter way than that of , and he answered that there was no royal road to geometry. He is then younger than the pupils of but older than  and ; for the latter were contemporary with one another, as  somewhere says.

Also known as
Usually known as Proclus.

Also known as Proclus Diadochus.