Chrysanthius

Chrysanthius in Wikipedia

Chrysanthius of Sardis was a Greek philosopher of the 4th century AD who studied at the school of Iamblichus. [1] He was one of the favorite pupils of Aedesius, and devoted himself mainly to the mystical side of Neoplatonism. The emperor Julian went to him by the advice of Aedesius, and subsequently invited him to come to the court and assist in t...

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Chrysanthĭus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

(Χρυσάνθιος). An eclectic philosopher of Sardis; made high-priest of Lydia by the emperor Julian , and supposed to possess a power of conversing with the gods and of predicting future events....

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