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Nicholas of Damascus - ܢܝܩܘܠܐܘܣ ܕܕܪܡܣܘܩ

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“Historian and peripatetic philosopher, who served as adviser to Herod the Great (74-4 BC). Excerpts from the Syriac version of his compendium covering Aristotle’s works on natural philosophy and metaphysics (‘On the philosophy of Aristotle’) are preserved in ms. Cambridge, Gg. 2.14 (copied in 15/16th cent.?).” 1

Names

  • ܢܝܩܘܠܐܘܣ ܕܕܪܡܣܘܩ
  • Nicholas of Damascus
  • Nicolaus of Damascus1, 10

Birth

ca. 64 BC1

Death

after 4 BC1

Notes

“Historian and peripatetic philosopher, who served as adviser to Herod the Great (74-4 BC). Excerpts from the Syriac version of his compendium covering Aristotle’s works on natural philosophy and metaphysics (‘On the philosophy of Aristotle’) are preserved in ms. Cambridge, Gg. 2.14 (copied in 15/16th cent.?).” 1
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Works Cited

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  • 1 H. Takahashi, "Nicolaus of Damascus." in Sebastian P. Brock et al. (eds.), The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway,NJ: Gorgias Press, 2011), pp: 307, 307.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 2 Sergey Minov (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013), entry: Nicolaus of Damascus.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.

How to Cite This Entry

James E. Walters et al., “Nicholas of Damascus — ܢܝܩܘܠܐܘܣ ܕܕܪܡܣܘܩ ” last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/656.

Bibliography:

James E. Walters et al., “Nicholas of Damascus — ܢܝܩܘܠܐܘܣ ܕܕܪܡܣܘܩ .”, edited by David A. Michelson and Nathan P. Gibson. Vol. 2 of The Syriac Biographical Dictionary, edited by David A. Michelson. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/656.

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Entry Title: Nicholas of Damascus — ܢܝܩܘܠܐܘܣ ܕܕܪܡܣܘܩ

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