Damascius
6th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
b. 5th century · d. 6th century
Damascius 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.
Related people
- Marinus of Neapolis disciple of · traditional
- Isidore of Alexandria disciple of · traditional
Works
- Philosophical history 6th century
- Vita Isidori
Places
- Damascus birth
- Alexandria death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.