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Δαμάσκιος

  • Damascius
  • Damaskios
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Δαμάσκιος
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Date of birth
0480
Place of birth
Damascus
Date of death
0538
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Damascius (; Greek: Δαμάσκιος, c. 462 – after 538), known as "the last of the Athenian Neoplatonists," was the last scholarch of the neoplatonic Athenian school. He was one of the neoplatonic philosophers who left Athens after laws confirmed by emperor Justinian I forced the closure of the Athenian school in c. 529 AD. After he left Athens, he may have sought refuge in the court of the Persian King Chrosroes, before being allowed back into the Byzantine Empire. His surviving works consist of three commentaries on the works of Plato, and a metaphysical text entitled Difficulties and Solutions of First Principles.

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Known as "the last of the Neoplatonists," was the last scholarch of the School of Athens.

Last modified: 2020-11-08 (revision #40569)

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Goodreads Author ID
6247012
ISNI
0000 0003 7448 6106
LibraryThing Author
damascius
OpenLibrary Author ID
OL116291A
VIAF
14780481
635158790511338850749
Wikidata ID
Q315360

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