Philosopher
Damascius
Overview
Damascius (; Ancient Greek: Δαμάσκιος; c. 462 – after 538) 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. AD 529. 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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Philosophers who discussed Damascius
- Ammonius Hermiae
- Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
- Proclus
- Olympiodorus the Younger
- Hypatia
- Simplicius of Cilicia
- Pherecydes of Syros
- Isidore of Alexandria
- Marinus of Neapolis
- Atticus (philosopher)
Ideas Damascius discusses
- Turkey
- Athens
- Phaedo
- Agathias
- Italy
- Justinian I
- Byzantine Empire
- Ammonius Hermiae
- Scholarch
- Metaphysics
- Plato
- Neoplatonism
- Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
- Platonic Academy
- Proclus
- Soul
- Mysticism
- Aristotle
- Alexandria
- Olympiodorus the Younger
- Hypatia
- Photios I of Constantinople
- God
- Christianity
Place in the tradition
Part of Ancient Roman philosophy.