» For the Greek novelist, see Iamblichus (novelist) (165-180). Iamblichus, also known as Iamblichus Chalcidensis, (Ancient Greek: Ἰάμβλιχος, prob. fr. Syriac or Aramaic ya-mlku, "He's king", c. 245-c. 325) was an Assyrian Neoplatonist philosopher who determined the direction taken by later Neoplatonic philosophy, and perhaps western Paganism itself. He's perhaps best known for his compendium on Pythagorean philosophy. Iamblichus' life Iamblichus w… (More on Iamblichus)