His argument is based on the fact that Marinus claimed that Proclus believed that he was the reincarnation of Nicomachus. Since Proclus was born in 412 AD and there was a belief among Pythagoreans that reincarnations occurred with an interval of 216 years, the date fits.
Ang kanyang mga argument ay batay sa katotohanan na Marinus inaangkin na Proclus sumampalataya na siya ay ang muling pagkakatawang-tao ng Nicomachus. Since Proclus ay ipinanganak sa 412 AD at doon ay isang paniniwala sa Pythagoreans na reincarnations naganap sa isang pagitan ng 216 taon, ang petsa akma.