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from Part I - Historical Context
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 May 2022
When Plotinus began his teaching career after moving from Alexandria to Rome in 245 ce, he was faced with the task of defending the correctness of his views not only against the teachings of rival philosophical schools, such as those of the Stoics, Peripatetics, and Epicureans but also against the popular religious movements of his day, chief among them Christianity and Gnosticism. We do not know whether his audience, comprised of people from a range of professional backgrounds, such as doctors, literary critics, and aspiring statesmen, would have included any Christians. But in all likelihood, he would have come into contact with proponents of the new faith at some point during his life.1
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