<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Proclus of Athens (*412–485 C.E.) was the most authoritative philosopher of late antiquity and played a crucial role in the transmission of Platonic philosophy from antiquity to the Middle Ages. For almost fifty years, he was head<wm> of the Academy in Athens.
He was a leading figure in Athens. Proclus's work reflects the intellectual climate of the period and his interests were focused primarily in logic, the metaphysical, and ethical philosophies, in contrast to the emphasis of the earlier Sophists. His famous work, the _Systematic Treatise on Tragedies_ (which is a hypothetical text, it's possible they are lost), and the _Commentaries_, were widely influential in the Hellenistic and Neop</wm>latonic intellectual world.
He played a key role in supporting the epigonoi (not equal philosophers