Lamblichus was a Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher of Arab origin. He determined the direction that would later be taken by Neoplatonic philosophy. He was also the biographer of the Greek mystic, philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras. His Protrepticus is of importance for the study of the Sophists. Contents: The Translations Life of Pythagoras Protrepticus De Mysteriis Fragments The Greek Texts