• Nicolaus of Damascus (Greek: Νικόλαος Δαμασκηνός, Nikolāos Damaskēnos; Latin: Nicolaus Damascenus) was a Greek historian and philosopher who lived during...
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    at the Wayback Machine Plutarch, The Parallel Lives, The Life of Julius Caesar Nicolaus of Damascus, Life of Augustus (translated by Clayton M. Hall)...
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    Medo-Persian conflict (category Battles of Cyrus the Great)
    turmoil of the hostilities that unfolded in Persia are equally emphasized by Nicolaus of Damascus. Nicolaus also relayed a lengthy account of these events...
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    University Press. p. 912. Suetonius, Augustus 8.1 Nicolaus of Damascus, 4. Rowell 1962, p. 16. Nicolaus of Damascus, 6. Velleius Paterculus 2.59.3. Suetonius...
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  • ben Moses Najara - poet, Kaballist and rabbi John of Damascus - Christian monk Nicolaus of Damascus - historian and philosopher Shams al-Din al-Ansari...
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  • Nicolaus is a masculine given name. It is a Latin, Greek and German form of Nicholas. Nicolaus may refer to: In science: Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish...
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    his life. According to Nicolaus of Damascus, Atia protested Octavius joining Caesar, and the latter recognized the necessity of protecting Octavius’ health...
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    Noah's Ark (redirect from Ark of Noah)
    of "barbarian histories", including Nicolaus of Damascus, Berossus, and Mnaseas mention the flood and the Ark. In the fourth century, Epiphanius of Salamis...
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    Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (category People of the War of Actium)
    ISBN 9789170811890. Nicolaus of Damascus, Life of Augustus 7. Reinhold, pp. 13–14. Suetonius, Life of Augustus 94.12. Nicolaus of Damascus, Life of Augustus 16–17;...
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    Strato of Lampsacus. Still others acquired Aristotle's name through similarities in doctrine or content, such as the De Plantis, possibly by Nicolaus of Damascus...
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    son of Aram. In Antiquities i. 7, Josephus reports: Nicolaus of Damascus, in the fourth book of his History, says thus: "Abraham reigned at Damascus, being...
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  • fight a third battle. It was narrated by Nicolaus of Damascus, among others, who also mentioned the Battle of Hyrba, but Herodotus does not mention this...
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  • Josephus Sextus Julius Africanus Memnon of Heraclea Nicias of Nicaea Nicolaus of Damascus Pamphile of Epidaurus Philo of Byblos Plutarch Polyaenus Polybius...
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    of the Roman Empire. Infobase Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 9781438110271. Appian, The Civil Wars Cassius Dio, Roman History Nicolaus of Damascus, Life of Augustus...
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    Marcus Junius Brutus (category Children of Servilia (mother of Brutus))
    details of the assassination vary between authors: Nicolaus of Damascus reports some eighty conspirators, Appian only listed fifteen, the number of wounds...
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    0s (section Heads of state)
    "superior duke". Nicolaus of Damascus writes the 15-volume History of the World. Rome acknowledges Cunobelinus, king of the Catuvellauni, as king of Britain....
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    Egyptian, Mnaseas, and Nicolaus of Damascus, Josephus writes in his Antiquities of the Jews that "[t]he ark rested on the top of a certain mountain in...
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    across the Black Sea for an offense against Augustus. Nicolaus of Damascus wrote the 15-volume History of the World. Estimates for the world population by...
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  • This list of ancient Greek philosophers contains philosophers who studied in ancient Greece or spoke Greek. Ancient Greek philosophy began in Miletus with...
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    Pyramids of Ancient Egypt". Answers in Genesis. Retrieved November 30, 2020. Gottheil, Richard; Krauss, Samuel. Nicholas of Damascus (Nicolaus Damascenus)...
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  • Rome by the 1st century CE. The 1st century Greek historian Nicolaus of Damascus met at Damascus the embassy sent by an Indian king "named Pandion or, according...
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    Aquila, who had been personally humiliated by Caesar. According to Nicolaus of Damascus, the conspirators included Caesar's soldiers, officers, and civilian...
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  • conquest of almost all of the known world. Though the only authority with a detailed account of the battle was Nicolaus of Damascus, other well-known historians...
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    of Moesia. In Rome, the election of magistrates passes from the people to the Emperor and the Senate. The river Tiber floods parts of Rome. Nicolaus of...
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    Roman poet Ovid, Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto, while Nicolaus of Damascus wrote a biography of Emperor Augustus (Bios Kaisaros). In the Roman Empire...
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  • by philosopher Nicolaus of Damascus (d. 4 AD) on a treatise by Aristotle which is now lost. On Plants describes the nature and origins of plants. The work...
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  • 5 Maccabees (category Books of the Maccabees)
    Jason of Cyrene, Justus of Tiberias, and/or Nicolaus of Damascus. There is much debate on the relation of this book to Josippon. Many scholars on Josippon...
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  • Augustus (Williams novel) (category Fictional depictions of Augustus in literature)
    old friend Nicolaus of Damascus, Octavius reflects on his life and his failures, surprised that despite working to bring peace to the people of Rome they...
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    Herod Archelaus (category Children of Herod the Great)
    king, before such title had been given by Caesar. At this point, Nicolaus of Damascus argued to Caesar that Archelaus acted appropriately and that Herod's...
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    Lives) Fragments of Nicolaus of Damascus Arrian (Anabasis Alexandri) Polyaenus (Stratagems in War) Justin (Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus...
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