Ammonius Saccas, fl. early 3rd century AD. Classical Platonist philosopher and teacher of Plotinus and Origen, often regarded as the father of Neoplatonism. He is not known to have written anything.
Great Theosophists: Ammonius Saccas
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Article from the journal Theosophy, published in 1936, presenting this figure in the context of the struggle between orthodox Christianity and Alexandrian eclecticism.