the name of two celebrated Platonic philosophers, one of whom was of Colchis, and the other of Apamea in Syria. The first, whom Julian equals to Plato, was the disciple of Anatolius and Porphyry, and died under the reign of the emperor Constantine.—The second also enjoyed great reputation. Julian wrote several letters to him, and it is said he was poisoned under the reign of Valens.—It is not known to which of the two we ought to attribute the works we have in Greek under the name of Jambicus, viz. 1. The history of the life of Pythagoras, and the feet of the Pythagoreans. 2. An exhortation to the study of philosophy. 3. A piece against Porphyry's letter on the mysteries of the Egyptians.