Thamistiyus

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Themistius — Julian's secretary and Aristotle's commentator 1

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Themistius, an interpreter of the books of Aristotle. He was the secretary of Julian the Apostate, who turned from Christianity to the doctrine of the philosophers, after Galen 2.

Among his books are a letter to Julian on management, a book "On the Soul" in two treatises, and a letter to King Julian 2.

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  1. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
  2. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim, p.355
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islam.museum contributors. “Thamistiyus”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/thamistiyus/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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