head of the school at which Damascius had studied and taught rhetoric for nine years, was arrested in 489 AD, causing Damascius and the neoplatonic philosopher...
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De Pietate (On Piety) pp. 80–81 Gomperz], 54 [= Damascius, De principiis 123.31–80], 60 [= Damascius, De principiis 123.8–30], 65 [= John Malalas, Chronographia...
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by Damascius, who was another disciple of Isidore and the last head of the neoplatonic school in Athens. It was at Theodora’s request that Damascius wrote...
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"martyr for philosophy", leading future Neoplatonists such as the historian Damascius (c. 458 – c. 538) to become increasingly fervent in their opposition to...
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represent the personified opposites of their parents. The Neoplatonist Damascius attributes to Acusilaus (6th century BC) a cosmogony in which Chaos is...
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from an epitome of a work by Damascius conserved in the Byzantine Suda encyclopaedia. He was, according to his pupil Damascius, born a Samaritan. Whether...
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Neoplatonist Damascius adds to this, stating that from Air and Night is born Tartarus, who in turn produces two Titans (by Night?). Damascius also writes...
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871. Suda, μ199 Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 248 (cf. Suda, αι89) Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 80 (cf. Suda, ει40; ει301) Damascius, Life of Isidore...
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elongated stones are cerauniae. A much later reference occurs in the works of Damascius, a 6th century Neoplatonist, according to later quotations of his text...
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Kotharat). The name Eshmun appears to mean 'the Eighth'. The Neo-Platonist Damascius also stated The Asclepius in Beirut is neither a Greek nor an Egyptian...
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