Stephen A. Cooper on Marius Victorinus and Latinate Christian Platonism

Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)

We discuss Marius Victorinus, a fascinating character from the tumultuous Roman scene in the mid fourth century who converted from Platonism to Platonism-plus-Christianity. His life and thought give us a valuable window onto the cultural scene in fourth-century Rome, as well, as some crucial data for the transmission of Platonist ideas into the Latinate middle ages.