Thinkers of the Classical Antiquity
Porphyry (philosopher)
233 – 301
Philosophyquotes
Porphyry was a Phoenician Neoplatonic philosopher born in Tyre, Roman Phoenicia during Roman rule. He edited and published the Enneads, the only collection of the work of Plotinus, his teacher.
The Pythagoreans made kindness to beasts a training in humanity and pity.
Basil of Caesarea
329 – 379
Religionquotes
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed heresies within the early Christian church such as Arianism and Apollinarianism.
St. Basil the Great the Archbishop of Caesarea, in Cappadocia
Eusebius of Caesarea
260 – 340
Religionquotes
Eusebius of Caesarea, also known as Eusebius Pamphilius, was a historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist from the Roman province of Syria Palaestina. In about AD 314 he became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima.
Athanasius of Alexandria
296 – 373
Religionquotes
Athanasius I of Alexandria, also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alexandria. His intermittent episcopacy spanned 45 years, of which over 17 encompassed five exiles, when he was replaced on the order of four different Roman emperors. Athanasius was a Church Father, the chief proponent of Trinitarianism against Arianism, and a noted Egyptian Christian leader of the fourth century.
Introducing...Athanasius audio lectures by Dr. Michael Reeves
Arnobius
284 – 305
Religionquotes
Arnobius was an early Christian apologist of Berber origin during the reign of Diocletian (284–305).
Words from December 12
"The Pythagoreans made kindness to beasts a training in humanity and pity."
Porphyry (philosopher)
233
"So people should abstain from other animals just as they should from the human."
Porphyry (philosopher)
233
"St. Basil the Great the Archbishop of Caesarea, in Cappadocia"
Basil of Caesarea
329
"Basil of Caesarea and His Influence on Monastic Mission benedictines.org.uk"
Basil of Caesarea
329
"Introducing...Athanasius audio lectures by Dr. Michael Reeves"
Athanasius of Alexandria
296
"Two audio lectures about Athanasius on the Deity of Christ, by Dr N Needham"
Athanasius of Alexandria
296