Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Carla Castelli and published on 04/04/2019. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Sopater [3] | Σώπατρος Place of Origin: ? Date: ? ↓ To Source List Biography: The scholia to the Iliad ( Sch. ex. Il. 23, 726a) cite an author named Sopater as the source of the name of a military tactic adopted by Odysseus during battle. Sopater was identified with some doubt as a rhetor vel grammaticus by Erbse (1969–1988, 6, Index I, s.v.), who in the textua…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Carla Castelli and published on 04/04/2019. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Sopater [1] | Σώπατρος Identity: Pauly-Wissowa Place of Origin: Apamea Date: 4th c. CE ↓ To Source List Biography: Sopater of Apamea was a sophist and philosopher1 according to the Suda (σ 845), which states that he was the successor of Plotinus2 after Porphyry3 and Iamblichus4. He was the most important Neoplatonic5 philosopher of his time ( Sud.π 1811; c…

Versione della scheda: La versione italiana di questa scheda di Carla Castelli è stata pubblicata il 04/04/2019. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Sopater [1] | Σώπατρος Identità: Pauly-Wissowa Luogo di provenienza: Apamea Data: 4° sec. d. C. ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Sopatro di Apamea fu sofista e filosofo secondo la Suda (σ 845), che lo ricorda come successore di Plotino dopo Porfirio e Giamblico. Fu il più importante filosofo neoplatonico del suo tempo ( Sud. π 1811; cfr. anche Eunap. VS. 5 1, 5 e 6, 2 Giangrande = 5.5 e6.7-18.31 Goulet; Iul. epist. 98,…