Olympiodorus, the Younger, of Alexandria, active 6th century

LC control no.	n 87890573
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Olympiodorus, the Younger, of Alexandria, active 6th century *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Olympiodoros, the Younger, of Alexandria, approximately 500-570 Olympiodorus, Neoplatonist, active 6th century Olympiodorus, the Platonist, active 6th century Olympiodorus, the Younger, of Alexandria, 6th cent.
Beginning date	05
Located	Alexandria (Egypt)
Field of activity	Philosophy
Profession or occupation	Philosophers
Found in	The Greek commentaries on Plato's Phaedo, 1976-1977: t.p. (Olympiodorus) Encyclopedia Britannica, 1982: macropaedia (Olympiodorus, the name of several ancient Greek writers: Olympiodorus of Thebes, fl. 5th cent., Olympiodorus the Elder, of Alexandria, f. 5th cent., Olympiodorus the Younger, of Alexandria, fl. 6th cent., Olympiodorus the Alchemist, who has sometimes been identified with Olympiodorus of Thebes or with Olympiodorus the Younger; Olympiodorus the Younger, of Alexandria was Greek Neoplatonist philosopher and writer of commentaries on Plato and Aristotle) Grant, M. Greek and Latin authors, 1980 (there were two philosophers named Olympiodorus who were natives of Alexandria, one a Peripatetic of the 5th cent., the other a Neoplatonist of the 6th cent.) LC PA classification schedule (Olympiodorus, of Alexandria (the younger), 6th cent. C.E.) Der Kleine Pauly (Olympiodoros (no. 5); Platonic philosopher, active at Alexandria in second half of 6th cent.) Pauly-Wissowa (Olympiodoros (no. 13), the Younger, Neoplatonist philosopher of 6th cent. in Alexandria; wrote commentaries on Plato and Aristotle; article has running title: Olympiodoros (Neuplat.)) Olympiodorus, 2015: t.p. (Olympiodorus) cover (AD c.500-570)
Associated language	grc