Porphyry of Tyre

3rd-century Phoenician Neoplatonist philosopher

Porphyry (Koine Greek: Πορφύριος, romanized: Porphýrios; c. 234 – c. 305) 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. He wrote original works in the Greek language on a wide variety of topics, ranging from music theory to Homer to vegetarianism.

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