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Identity
“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.
- 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.
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James E. Walters et al., “Nicholas of Damascus — ܢܝܩܘܠܐܘܣ ܕܕܪܡܣܘܩ
” in A Guide to Syriac Authors last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/656.
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James E. Walters et al., “Nicholas of Damascus — ܢܝܩܘܠܐܘܣ ܕܕܪܡܣܘܩ .” In A Guide to Syriac Authors, edited by David A. Michelson and Nathan P. Gibson. Vol. 2 of The Syriac Biographical Dictionary, edited by David A. Michelson. Syriaca.org, 2016-. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/656.About this Entry
Entry Title: Nicholas of Damascus — ܢܝܩܘܠܐܘܣ ܕܕܪܡܣܘܩ
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