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Maria Papathanassiou on Stephanos of Alexandria - Paul Ferguson - 03-09-2026
Part One:
"We speak with Maria Papathanassiou about Stephanos of Alexandria: the last known Platonist/Aristotelean philosopher trained at Alexandria, a politically-connected courtier at Herakleios' Constantinople, a Christian, an astrologer, an alchemist, and more."
https://shwep.net/podcast/philosophy-and-occult-sciences-at-constantinople-maria-papathanassiou-on-stephanos-of-alexandria-part-i/
Part Two:
"In Part II we explore two of Stephanos' works: the astrological piece entitled Apotelesmatikē pragmateia, with its katarchic ‘Horoscope of Islam’, and his influential, vexing, and beautiful alchemical work, On the Great and Holy Art of Gold-Making."
https://shwep.net/podcast/the-horoscope-of-islam-and-the-alchemical-stone-maria-papathanassiou-on-stephanos-of-alexandria-part-ii/