 Not much is known about Simplicius’ life. In Histories II, 30.1 [Keydell], Agathias informs us that Simplicius was born in Cilicia (south coastal region of Asia Minor; today southern Turkey, north to northeast of the island Cyprus). According to Simplicius’ own commentaries, he was educated in Alexandria by Ammonius, son of Hermias (In Cael. 271.19), and in Athens by Damascius (In Phys. 601.19). Hence, he refers to Proclus as “teacher of my teachers” (In Phys. 611.11–12; 795.4–5) and “successor of Plato (diadochos, i.e., head of the school) who lived shortly before me” (In Cael. 640.24–25). The following text from Simplicius’ Commentary on the Physics illustrates well the important role that Proclus played in the tradition of Athenian Neoplatonism: