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Where did Plotinus study philosophy when he was 28 years old?
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When Plotinus was 28 years old, he traveled to Alexandria to study philosophy.1
Initially, he attended the lectures of the city's most eminent professors, but he found the experience deeply disappointing. He eventually discovered the philosopher Ammonius Saccas, whose teachings resonated with him so profoundly that he remained his student for 11 years.1