Proclus annotated the "Elements of Geometry", systematically summarizing ancient Greek geometry, promoting the development of the Platonist School, and is regarded as one of the last guardians of classical scholarship.
The one-star golden mathematician recruited by Duncan earlier was one of the disciples of this scholarly master.
Proclus was the last significant pagan scientist.
In this era, being a pagan was already very dangerous. During the last century of the existence of the Academy of Athens, he taught at the academy and eventually became its leader. He later faced persecution and was exiled from Athens around the year 450.
When the flame of science was gradually dimming, becoming a faint spark, there were still those who risked their lives to raise the torch of civilization high!
Today, even if the emperor of the empire came, he too would have to step aside.
