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Headword: Δαμάσκιος
Adler number: delta,39
Translated headword: Damaskios, Damascius
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
Stoic philosopher, Syrian, [but] a disciple of Simplicius and Eulalios the Phrygians;[1] he flourished in the time of Justinian. Commentaries on Plato,[2] On First Principles, and Philosophical History were written by him.[3]
Greek Original:
Δαμάσκιος, Στωϊκὸς φιλόσοφος, Σύρος, Σιμπλικίου καὶ Εὐλαλίου τῶν φρυγῶν ὁμιλητής: ἤκμαζεν ἐπὶ τῶν Ἰουστινιανοῦ χρόνων. γέ- γραπται αὐτῷ ὑπομνήματα εἰς Πλάτωνα καὶ Περὶ ἀρχῶν καὶ Φιλόσοφος ἱστορία.
Notes:
[1] For Simplicius see sigma 448; for Simplicius and Eulalius, pi 2251.
[2] Specifically, on the Parmenides, the Phaedo, and the Philebus.
[3] The Philosophical History, also known as Life of Isidore, is reconstructed from extensive quotations in the Suda and Photios. See bibliography below.
References:
Damaskios, Das Leben des Philosophen Isidoros. Tr. Rudolf Asmus. Leipzig: Felix Meiner, 1911
Damascius, The Philosophical History. Text with translation and notes by Polymnia Athanassiadi. Athens: Apamea Cultural Association, 1999
Damascius, Vitae Isidori reliquiae. Ed. Clemens Zintzen. Hildesheim, Olms, 1967
Keywords: biography; chronology; geography; historiography; philosophy
Translated by: Jason Karnes on 3 May 2002@15:59:51.
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