Proclus (disambiguation)

Proclus or Proklos (Greek: Πρόκλος) is the name of several historical figures.

By itself, the name Proclus normally refers to:

• Proclus Diadochus (Proklos the Successor), the 5th century Neoplatonist philosopher

Proclus may also refer to:

In history and literary history:

• Archbishop Proclus of Constantinople, a 5th-century saint
• Eutychius Proclus, a 2nd-century grammarian, tutor of Marcus Aurelius, and possibly author of the Chrestomathy
• Proclus (prefect of Constantinople), who lived under the reign of Theodosius the Great in the 4th century
• Proclus Oneirocrites, a soothsayer
• Proclus Mallotes, a Stoic philosopher
• Proclus of Laodicea or Proculeius, a priest at Laodicea in Syria, and author of philosophical works
• Proclus of Naucratis, a 2nd-century teacher of rhetoric
• Proclus (mosaicist), an artist in the time of Augustus
• Larginus Proclus, a 1st-century German who narrowly escaped execution by Domitian

In astronomy:

• Proclus (crater), a crater on the moon

The following are correctly called Proculus:

• several Christian saints named Proculus: see Saint Proculus (disambiguation)
• Proculus, the 3rd-century Roman usurper

Ancient sources are known to have called the following both Proclus, Proculus, and other variants:

• Proclus (Montanist) or Proculus, a 2nd-century adherent of Montanism and founder of the sect called the Procliani
• Proclus of Rhegium or Proculus, a 1st-century physician