Traditional birthplace at Lycopolis
· Lycopolis (modern Asyut), Egypt
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported · file Later biographical tradition identifies Plotinus’s birthplace as Lycopolis in Egypt, conventionally associated with modern Asyut. The year is approximate: Porphyry’s calculation places his birth in 204/5. The identification of Lycopolis with Plotinus's birthplace is traditional rather than certain; 205 represents the approximate 204/5 birth year.
