MarcusScythiae
MarcusScythiae t1_j5vdul1 wrote
Reply to comment by bumharmony in The Best Books on Neoplatonism - To the modern reader, Neoplatonist thinkers can seem quite alien, but engaging with them helps us to understand ourselves and modern philosophy better, says Ursula Coope, Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Oxford. by five_books
Well, neoplatonism is a direct continuation of Plato's philosophy and refers to new ideas which arose in it's tradition. The term itself was coined only in the 19th century.
MarcusScythiae t1_ir4x2y5 wrote
Reply to comment by nimama3233 in Hercules statue, approximately 2,000 years old, discovered in Greece - The Jerusalem Post by DRKILLM0NGER
>Remember that even though they bastardized the gods
Romans didn't bastardise anyone. Their Gods are native to the region and were later syncretized with the Greek ones.
MarcusScythiae t1_j6k72rr wrote
Reply to comment by Current-Direction-97 in ‘He’s close to us’: Wheelchair users in Africa await pope by King-of-New-York
I mean... Pope isn't supposed to do miracles, no?