IAMBLICHUS

ON

The Mysteries In the original printed text, "The Mysteries" appears in a decorative blackletter or Gothic font, common in 19th-century academic publishing for emphasis.

OF THE

EGYPTIANS, CHALDEANS, AND ASSYRIANS.

TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK

BY

THOMAS TAYLOR. Thomas Taylor (1758–1835) was an influential English classicist nicknamed "the Platonist." He dedicated his life to translating the works of Plato and the Neoplatonists into English, significantly influencing the Romantic poets and the Transcendentalists.

But Aristotle, writing to Antipater concerning Alexander, said that it was fitting to take pride not only in ruling over many people, but no less if one has a right understanding concerning the gods. original Greek: "Ο δε Αριστοτελης προς Αντιπατρον περι Αλεξανδρου γραφων, εφη μη μονον εκεινω προσηκειν οτι πολλων κρατει μεγαφρονειν, αλλ' ουδεν ηττον ει τις ορθως γινωσκει περι θεων." This aphorism is cited from Plutarch’s "Life of Alexander," emphasizing that theological knowledge is as prestigious as political power.

PLUTARCH.

Second Edition. The words "Second Edition" are stylized in a Gothic typeface.

LONDON:

BERTRAM DOBELL,

77 CHARING CROSS ROAD, W.C.

AND

REEVES AND TURNER,

5 WELLINGTON STREET, STRAND.

1895.

The original date is printed in Roman numerals: MDCCCXCV.

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