Theophrastus with, Ammonius

Author(s)

• Aeneas, of Gaza
• Zacharias, Bishop of Mytilene
• Dillon, John M.
• Russell, D. A. (Donald Andrew)
• Gertz, Sebastian Ramon Philipp

Bibliographic Information

Theophrastus . with, Ammonius

Aeneas of Gaza ; translated by John Dillon and Donald Russell . Zacharias of Mytilene ; translated by Sebastian Gertz

（Ancient commentators on Aristotle）

Bloomsbury, 2014

• : pbk.

Other Title

Aeneas of Gaza, Theophrastus : with Zacharias of Mytilene, Ammonius

Note

"First published in 2012 by Bristol Classical Press. Paperback edition first published 2014"--T.p. verso

Translated from Ancient Greek

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

50 years before Philoponus, two Christians from Gaza, seeking to influence Alexandrian Christians, defended the Christian belief in resurrection and the finite duration of the world, and attacked rival Neoplatonist views. Aeneas addresses an unusual version of the food chain argument against resurrection, that our bodies will get eaten by other creatures. Zacharias attacks the Platonist examples of synchronous creation, which were the production of light, of shadow, and of a footprint in the sand. A fragment survives of a third Gazan contribution by Procopius. Zacharias lampoons the Neoplatonist professor in Alexandria, Ammonius, and claims a leading role in the riot which led to the cleverest Neoplatonist, Damascius, fleeing to Athens. It was only Philoponus, however, who was able to embarrass the Neoplatonists by arguing against them on their own terms. This volume contains an English translation of the works by Aeneas of Gaza and Zacharias of Mytilene, accompanied by a detailed introduction, explanatory notes and a bibliography.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part One: Aeneas of Gaza: Theophrastus Textual Emendations Translation Notes Bibliography English-Greek Glossary Greek-English Index Index of Passages Cited General Index Part Two: Zacharias of Mytilene: Ammonius Textual Emendations Translation Notes Bibliography English-Greek Glossary Greek-English Index Index of Passages Cited General Index

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Details

• NCID: BB29601739
• ISBN:
  • 9781472558015
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: grc
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xxx, 181 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Aeneas of Gaza. Theophrastus -- Translations into English
  • LCSH : Zacharias, Bishop of Mytilene. Ammonius -- Translations into English
  • LCSH : Neoplatonism -- Early works to 1800
  • LCSH : Philosophy and religion -- Early works to 1800
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA01568243