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Active in Asia Minor, renowned among later Platonists . Scholars long believed in a school of Gaius as the main center of Platonic activity in the 2nd c, arguing from similarities between the Didaskalikos, falsely attributed to Albinus , and Apuleius &s; De Platone et eius dogmate . Gaius, however, was probably not the common source of these works. Galēn studied under two of Gaius&s; disciples, of whom only Albinus is known by name ( De aff. dign . 8.3: CMG 5.4.1.1, p. 28.9–15; De prop. libr . 2.97 MMH). Albinus published transcripts of Gaius&s; lectures, probably consisting partly of textual exegesis of Plato &s;s works. Gaius&s; works were read in Plōtinos &s; school ( Porphurios , Vit. Plot . 14.10–14). Proklos ( in Remp . 2.96.10–15) speaks positively of Gaius&s; interpretation of the myth of Er. It is unclear whether Gaius himself wrote commentaries. The distinction between an exposition aiming at likelihood and one resulting in knowledge (Plato, Tim . 29b–c), concurring with a dogmatic interpretation of Plato, seems to have played an important role in Gaius&s; (and Albinus&s;) exegesis of the dialogues (Proklos, in Tim . 1.340–342).

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