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This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Lara Pagani and first published on 09/10/2002.

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Biography:

Ammonius, son of Hermias¹, was born in Alexandria and was a crucial figure of 6^th c. CE Neo-Platonism: he attended the lectures of Proclus² at Athens, and then he served as director of the Academy of Alexan…