Nicholas of Damascus

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Nicholas of Damascus was a prominent 1st-century BCE Greek historian, philosopher, and courtier closely associated with Herod the Great and the early Roman imperial court.

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instanceOf Greek person
ancient historian
biographer
courtier
historian
philosopher
activePeriod 1st century BCE
approximateBirthDate c. 64 BCE
approximateDeathDate early 1st century CE
associatedWith Augustus NERFINISHED
Herod the Great NERFINISHED
Herodian court NERFINISHED
early Roman Empire
birthPlace Damascus NERFINISHED
citizenship Herodian Kingdom of Judea NERFINISHED
Roman Empire
described Herod’s reign
events of the late Roman Republic
rise of Augustus
educatedAt Athens NERFINISHED
employer Herod the Great NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Greek
genre biography
historiography
philosophy
influenced later Greek historians
knownFor extensive universal history in many books
flattering biography of Augustus
languageOfWorkOrName Ancient Greek
mentionedIn Byzantine encyclopedias such as the Suda
works of Josephus
notableWork Life of Augustus NERFINISHED
Universal History NERFINISHED
occupation court official
diplomat
tutor
philosophicalTradition Peripatetic philosophy
region Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED
religion paganism
roleAtCourt chief counselor to Herod the Great
envoy to Augustus
sourceFor Josephus NERFINISHED
style rhetorical prose
survivingWorks fragments preserved in later authors
timeInRome Augustan period NERFINISHED
wroteAbout Augustus NERFINISHED
Herod the Great NERFINISHED
universal history

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Augustan age hasMainRepresentative Nicholas of Damascus