[[Manichaeism]] considered Zoroaster to be a figure (as [[Hermes]], [[Plato]], [[Buddha]] and [[Jesus]] also) in a line of prophets, which [[Mani (prophet)|Mani]] (210–277) proclaimed he was the final successor of.{{Fact|date=July 2007}} Zoroaster's ethical dualism is - to an extent - incorporated in Mani's doctrine, which viewed the world as being locked in an epic battle between opposing forces of good and evil. Manicheanism also incorporated other elements of Zoroastrian tradition, but these are unrelated to Zoroaster's own teachings.